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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
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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
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The Tragedy of Gerald Neesh: Act V

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May 17, 2019
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The Tragedy of Gerald Neesh: Act IV

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May 16, 2019
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The Tragedy of Gerald Neesh: Act III

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May 15, 2019
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The 2019 edition of the Bay Area Book Festival proved to be a boon for bibliophiles (courtesy of Bay Area Book Festival).

Reflections from the Bay Area Book Festival

Shana E. Hadi
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May 10, 2019
Arts & Life
Bestselling author Robert Dugoni writes about spies, but his characters are never caricatures (MARK YORK/The Stanford Daily).

The mind of an author with Robert Dugoni

Mark York
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May 8, 2019
Arts & Life
Alexandra Kleeman is the author of "You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine." She wrote the acclaimed novel in unusual locations, like a Wendy's restaurant (courtesy of Arturo Olmos).

On Alexandra Kleeman’s ‘You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine’

Carly Taylor
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May 1, 2019
Arts & Life
The English Romantic poet William Wordsworth once extolled the beauty of daffodils (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Lasting notes from National Poetry Month

Arts & Life Reads beat writers, Katherine Silk, Lily Nilipour, Mark York and Shana E. Hadi
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April 30, 2019
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Helen Oyeyemi's acclaimed collection consists of enigmatic short stories, left open to the reader's imagination (courtesy of Riverhead Books).

‘What is Not Yours is Not Yours’ exquisitely enchants and eludes

Shana E. Hadi
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April 18, 2019
Arts & Life
Sherlock Holmes would be shocked if he read "City of Glass." Paul Auster's story deconstructs classic detective fiction (MARK YORK/The Stanford Daily).

In constructing a deconstruction — ‘City of Glass’ as the detective novel’s autopsy

Mark York
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April 4, 2019
Arts & Life
Award-winning author Sofia Samatar explores an ancient Scottish myth in "Selkie Stories Are for Losers" (courtesy of Jim C. Hines).

‘Selkie Stories are for Losers’ is a bittersweet winner

Shana E. Hadi
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April 3, 2019
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Trying my hand at reading the menu like a linguist

Sofia Schlozman
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March 25, 2019
Arts & Life
L.M. Montgomery is best known for "Anne of Green Gables," but her novel "Emily and New Moon" is also a classic (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Leaf through these refreshing March reads

Arts & Life Reads beat writers, Katherine Silk, Sarah Kim, Lily Nilipour and Shana E. Hadi
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March 21, 2019
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Fiction: Under (the) covers (Part 2)

Inyoung Choi
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March 8, 2019
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