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Arts & Life
"Holidays on Ice" by David Sedaris contains a collection of essays about Christmas, decorated with his trademark humor and merriment. (Photo: Courtesy of Little, Brown and Company)

Reads for the end of the year

Maya Czeneszew, Scott Stevens, Shana E. Hadi and Mark York
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Dec. 1, 2019
Arts & Life
The novel portrays resilience after loss, as told through metaphors of color. (Photo: Courtesy of Emily X. R. Pan)

Book Bites: The vermillion brilliance of ‘The Astonishing Color of After’

Shana E. Hadi
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Nov. 22, 2019
Arts & Life
"New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction" collects creatively and richly told stories that all fit within a remarkably concise word count. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

A medley of microfictions

Scott Stevens
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Nov. 20, 2019
Arts & Life
In Layli Long Soldier's book of poetry "Whereas," she reexamines the language of S. J. Res 14 (2009-2010), a congressional apology and resolution to Native Peoples that nonetheless refused to admit legal responsibility. (Photo: Courtesy of Graywolf Press)

Layli Long Soldier’s ‘Whereas’ complicates and exposes the language of resolution

Lily Nilipour
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Nov. 10, 2019
Arts & Life
Sarayu Pai discusses the ways we can form connections through books, particularly using the examples of "Crazy Rich Asians" and "Harry Potter." (Photo courtesy of Floriana Barbu)

The impact of books

Sarayu Pai
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Nov. 8, 2019
Arts & Life
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Meditations on ‘The Book of Questions’

Scott Stevens
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Nov. 6, 2019
Arts & Life
Wikimedia Commons

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’

Eric Tang
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Nov. 3, 2019
Arts & Life
Halloween (and surrounding weeks) are the ideal time to read these mysterious, ghostly, and contemplative tales. (Photo: Mark York/The Stanford Daily)

Spooktacular Halloween reads

Arts & Life Reads beat writers, Scott Stevens, Lily Nilipour, Maya Czeneszew, Nicole Wesson, Roberta Gonzalez Marquez, Shana E. Hadi and Mark York
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Oct. 30, 2019
Arts & Life
"Let's Play" is a Webtoon that tells the story of Sam, a video game creator, and her budding relationship with an internet icon who reviews her game. (Photo courtesy of Leeanne Krecic, also known as Mongie)

An intro to Webtoons, and five to help you get started

Nicole Wesson
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Oct. 30, 2019
Arts & Life
"Exit West" follows an unlikely pair of lovers through the difficult process of emigration, even when through magical doors. (Photo courtesy of Riverhead Books)

Book Bites: ‘Exit West’ is a bittersweet tale worth savoring

Shana E. Hadi
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Oct. 25, 2019
Arts & Life
Picture of Coraline nervously walking away from a door with signs, arrows, and blinking lights - it says "fantasy door."

Being a Child 101: ‘Coraline’ and making the most out of demographics

Mark York
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Oct. 7, 2019
Arts & Life
In “Spinning Silver,” Nebula-winning and Hugo-nominated author Naomi Novik crafts a story overflowing with dynamic characters, calculated schemes and thrilling fairytale magic. (Photo: Courtesy of Del Rey)

‘Spinning Silver’ gleams with vivid imagination

Shana E. Hadi
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Sept. 25, 2019
Arts & Life
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‘A Land of Permanent Goodbyes’ offers shallow view of Syrian refugee crisis

Yawen Xue
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Aug. 20, 2019
Arts & Life
Spanning 12 short stories, “Home Remedies” is a unique observation of what it means to be young and Chinese in the modern world. (Photo: Penguin Random House)

‘Home Remedies’: Stories of Chinese youth in the modern world

Lindsay Wang
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Aug. 12, 2019
Arts & Life
Courtesy of Bell's Books

Pondering Bell’s Books

Sofia Schlozman
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June 16, 2019
Arts & Life
Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy" breaks every rule of storytelling, but somehow it remains entertaining (MARK YORK/The Stanford Daily).

‘Hitchhiker’s Guide’ to unusual narrative

Mark York
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June 16, 2019
Arts & Life
Dr. Usha Iyer is not only a professor of film and media studies, but also an avid reader (courtesy of Usha Iyer).

Shelf-Indulgence: What professors are reading (Part 3)

Claire Francis
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June 7, 2019
Arts & Life
"Creative Confidence" asserts that everyone has the ability to unleash the imagination (SARAH KIM/The Stanford Daily).

‘Creative Confidence’ here

Sarah Kim
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May 30, 2019
In "Northanger Abbey," Jane Austen combines a touching coming-of-age story with a comic sendup of the Gothic novel (courtesy of Flickr).

Romanticism and its ripples

Claire Francis and Shana E. Hadi
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May 28, 2019
Arts & Life
Former Stegner fellow Lysley Tenorio contemplates Filipino-American identity in his short story collection "Monstress" (courtesy of Lysley Tenorio).

‘Monstress’ melds the marvelous and melancholic

Shana E. Hadi
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May 24, 2019
The Stanford Daily

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