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A woman standing on the street stares at the camera

‘My Life At the Movies’: Rachel Kushner explores cultural authority and the influence of film 

Zora Hudson
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May 11
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Discover your next great read this spring! (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Listicle: What’s Stanford reading?

Allie Skalnik, Ellaheh Gohari, Blyss Cleveland, Hana Dao, Kelly Wang, Miriam Awan, Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz and Cate Burtner
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May 7
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Two hands hold open a book with the words "Rage on the Page" sprawled in it in black and red.

Rage on the Page: ‘Acts of Service’ by Lillian Fishman is a raw, erotic meditation on power, shame and wanting too much

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
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April 28
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Airplane in blue sky with clouds and a pink heart around it.

‘Sky Daddy’ explores sex with airplanes, and what it means to be human

Cate Burtner
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April 24
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An illustrated golden bird stands in front of a black background

‘Sunrise on the Reaping’: Collins offers food for thought without finesse

Kayla Chan
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April 17
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A man stands next to a television screen that displays a presentation, looking down at a piece of paper.

Stuart H. Goldberg discusses the sincere voice in Russian poetry

Kayla Chan
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April 14
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A man in a suit stands in front of a large computer screen. He is holding a book.

‘Info We Trust’ book launch: R.J. Andrews dissects the art of data visualization

Kayla Chan
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April 9
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Two hands hold open a book with the words "Rage on the Page" sprawled in it in black and red.

Rage on the Page: ‘The New Me’ by Halle Butler — a bleak, brilliant burnout of a novel

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
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April 9
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Illustration of the "Dream Count" book on a teal background.

Adichie’s long-awaited ‘Dream Count’ leaves voids instead of dreams

Cate Burtner
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April 7
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cut outs from newspapers form a human silhouette behind the title of the column "Brutal Monsters"

‘Alone With You in the Ether’ is a fantasy of unrealism

Cate Burtner
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April 2
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Exterior of Mariposa House

Q&A: Keith Ekiss discusses writer ecosystems and Poet’s House

Kayla Chan
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April 1
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Poet Safia Elhillo holds a copy of her book, "Girls That Never Die," and speaks into a microphone.

Slam poets honor community and identity at third annual ‘Poetry Live!’

Cate Burtner
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March 16
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A panel sits in front of a projector display, on which Cintia Santana's poem "Inherit" is displayed. From left to right: Marisa Galvez, Lea Pao, Cintia Santana, Antje Gebhardt, Anna Galietti, Harry Carter, Hevin Karakurt, Jon Tadmore.

Composition and decomposition: DLCL’s symposium dissects poetry and poetics

Kayla Chan
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March 6
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Simplified illustration of the "Deep End" book cover: two hands held in front of a background of teal and purple, with the text "Deep End" and "by Ali Hazelwood"

‘Deep End’: Ali Hazelwood’s newest novel portrays friendship and love at Stanford

Emma Muller
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March 4
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Stephanie Horvath and Rogelio Juárez sit side-by-side in chairs holding microphones. (

Horvath and Juárez offer a Stegner Fellow Reading ‘like no other’

Cate Burtner
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March 3
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Two hands hold open a book with the words "Rage on the Page" sprawled in it in black and red.

Rage on the Page: ‘Soft Core’ by Brittany Newell, a fever dream of longing and loss

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
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Feb. 26
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Ellen Bryant Voigt speaks in front of a crowd during her Lane Lecture Series poetry reading (RAYLENE ZAMORA/THE STANFORD DAILY).

Ellen Bryant Voigt discusses poetry, craft and teaching at Lane Lecture Series

Raylene Zamora
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Feb. 23
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An open book with "rage on the page" written inside

Rage on the Page: ‘Bunny’ by Mona Awad, a darkly hilarious descent into madness

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
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Feb. 12
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An open-page spread of "Creatures of the Deep: a Pop-Up book" by Ernst Haeckel and Maike Bierderstadt in front of other pop-up books from side view

‘Panoply of Pop-Ups’ exhibition unfolds at the Bowes Art and Architecture Library

Kayla Chan
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Feb. 10
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Author Gheed El Bizri in front of a shelf, smiling at the camera

In ‘Les Obsessions D’un Poète,’ Gheed El Bizri ’25 questions art, dreams and obsessions

Catherine Wu
  •  
Feb. 10
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