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A person reading an orange book against a white, yellow and orange background.

Small details of love shine in Yanyi’s ‘Dream of the Divided Field’

Lily Zhou
  •  
April 26, 2022
Arts & Life
Two people stand with their backs facing each other against an orange background. The words "Anxious People" overlays the background.

Lately in Literature: Fredrik Backman’s ‘Anxious People’ is a love letter to humanity

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
March 10, 2022
Reads
Man with dark hair wearing glasses against blue patterned background

‘Portrait of a Thief’ tells authentic Chinese American story

Annie C. Reller
  •  
March 7, 2022
Arts & Life
A landscape photo of Lagos, Nigeria. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Lately in Literature: Family against murder in ‘My Sister, The Serial Killer’

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Feb. 27, 2022
Reads
A headshot of Aria Aber.

Aria Aber discusses language and politics at poetry reading

Yastika Guru
  •  
Feb. 17, 2022
Arts & Life
Screenshot of a Zoom room with 2 participants--Peter Mann and interviewer Carly Taylor

Q&A: Stanford history lecturer Peter Mann is an undercover novelist

Carly Taylor
  •  
Feb. 13, 2022
Arts & Life
Green and pink book with glasses sitting on top; blue background

“Fiona and Jane” is a story of personal growth, rather than friendship

Lily Zhou
  •  
Feb. 8, 2022
Reads
A graphic depicting the book with a pair of glasses sitting on top of the book.

“The Love Hypothesis” depicts love at Stanford and criticizes inequality in academia

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Jan. 20, 2022
Arts & Life
Portrait of author Robert Lovato wearing a black turtleneck and a cover of his book.

Roberto Lovato on ‘Unforgetting’: an act of hope and love

Chloe Mendoza
  •  
Jan. 19, 2022
Arts & Life
A Zoom screenshot of Sir Michael Barber with moderator and Director of the Susan Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy Francis Fukuyama.

At ‘Accomplishment’ book talk Sir Michael Barber speaks on planning for achievement

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Jan. 12, 2022
Reads
A dry desert with a dead tree and water.

Facing the Speculative: ‘The Water Knife’ by Paolo Bacigalupi

Allison Casasola
  •  
Nov. 30, 2021
Arts & Life
Covers of the three books--Whereas, Abandon Me: Memoirs and Braiding Sweetgrass.

Reading recommendations for National Native American Heritage Month

Kirsten Mettler, Leyla Yilmaz and Fyza Parviz Jazra
  •  
Nov. 17, 2021
Reads
Zadie Smith, acclaimed author, stands at podium in front of rows of Stanford students and faculty.

Zadie Smith is charmingly candid in Lane Lecture Series reading

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Nov. 9, 2021
Reads
A stage with beige curtains and a dark backdrop.

David Sedaris knows his audience

Jared Klegar
  •  
Nov. 3, 2021
Reads
A photo of Carolyn Lee Arnold next to the cover of her book.

Stanford alumna releases memoir about her creative dating experiment

Malia Mendez
  •  
Nov. 2, 2021
Arts & Life
illustrated figure lying down reading book with scary red eyes in the background behind them

Celebrating Halloween with “Carmilla,” blurring lines between the rational and the supernatural

Fyza Parviz Jazra
  •  
Oct. 27, 2021
Arts & Life
Poet Antonio de Jesús López poses with his book "Gentefication" underneath a trellace

‘Gentefication’: Poet Antonio de Jesús López on changing and reclaiming language through poetry and community

Kyla Figueroa
  •  
Oct. 25, 2021
Reads
Green Library with a fountain in the foreground.

Professor speaks on Steinbeck’s mysterious werewolves

Betty He
  •  
Oct. 24, 2021
Reads
A photo of A. Van Jordan reading at a podium

Mohr Visiting Poet A. Van Jordan reads poems about personhood

Kyla Figueroa
  •  
Oct. 21, 2021
Arts & Life
Zoom screenshot of slide with text "What if we give it to a computer?" that projects AI translations of Allen Ginsburg's poem "Howl"

Humans and AI differ in poetry interpretations, according to library event

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Oct. 19, 2021
The Stanford Daily

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