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Nichole Nomura (left) and Sarah Levine (right) pose before their talk,

Mapping the shifting canon: Stanford researchers use data to rethink English education

Ellen Yang
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Oct. 31, 2024
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cut outs from newspapers form a human silhouette behind the title of the column "Brutal Monsters"

The viral book ‘A Little Life’ handles little with care

Cate Burtner
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Oct. 28, 2024
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Mohr Visiting Poet L. Lamar Wilson poses in Levinthal Hall, donning a maroon cardigan on a light grey button-up, black pants and brown dress shoes.

Mohr Visiting Poet L. Lamar Wilson spotlights histories and vulnerability

Raylene Zamora
  •  
Oct. 28, 2024
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An animated open computer sits on a desk next to some coffee, glasses and pencils against a yellow background.

Back-to-school books: Reading that shaped us

Cate Burtner, Kelly Wang, Sanaya Robinson-Shah, Anya Vedantambe and Grace Zhao
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Oct. 22, 2024
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Chess pieces topple over a yellow chess board with the title "Intermezzo" written on it.

Why ‘Intermezzo’ is not actually Sally Rooney’s most mature novel

Leyla Yilmaz
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Oct. 15, 2024
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Center for the Study of the Novel director Héctor Hoyos (left) and Peter Boxall (right) pose after the talk.

Peter Boxall ponders the possibilities of literature

Ellen Yang
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Oct. 15, 2024
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A book is open and inside reads 'Rage on the Page.'

Rage on the Page: ‘Nightbitch’ unleashes maternal rage

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
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Oct. 15, 2024
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cut outs from newspapers form a human silhouette behind the title of the column "Brutal Monsters"

The real monster of ‘Frankenstein’ is brutal, and it’s not who you think

Cate Burtner
  •  
Oct. 14, 2024
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A copy of the book "Weirdo" stands upright against a soft yellow background.

Tony Weaver Jr.’s ‘Weirdo’ ushers in the hero’s mental health journey

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Oct. 6, 2024
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A copy of Preston Perry's new book "How to Tell the Truth" sits on a blue table with a big spotlight shining on it.

In debut autobiography, Preston Perry’s heart for others jumps off the page

Estefany Mendoza Rodriguez
  •  
Oct. 3, 2024
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Hand drawing of a winding stream with a bench next to it and two flying birds against a soft yellow background.

‘Tell Me Everything’ ponders the power of human connection

Kelly Wang
  •  
Oct. 1, 2024
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A woman holds a pink book titled "Neon Jane" next to a stack of pink books.

‘Just one slight sliver of life’: Cancer survivor shares novel with Stanford children’s hospital patients

Vanisha Vig
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Sept. 30, 2024
Arts & Life
Burtner and Yilmaz recommend books for students in different majors. (Graphic: DA-HEE KIM/The Stanford Daily)

What to read this summer, based on your major

Cate Burtner and Leyla Yilmaz
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June 5, 2024
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A picture of alum Kyla Zhao to the right and a graphic of a book to the left that reads "Kyla Zhao Valley Verified" with a women walking on the cover and tall buildings, office space and hanging clothes on the background of the book's cover

Meet Kyla Zhao ’21: Data analyst by day, best-selling author by night

Grace Lee
  •  
May 29, 2024
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Drawing of colorful books on a shelf with their sleeve towards the audience, the sleeves have "TBR" written on them and the writing on the background reads "Stanford To Be Read"

Stanford TBR: ‘There There’ composes a symphony of Native American voices

Cate Burtner
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May 28, 2024
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A speaker is talking in a room of audience with "Stanford Humanities center" written across the walls

Description dances off the page at final Stegner Fellow reading

Cate Burtner
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May 17, 2024
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Plates of sushi are on a table in the lecture room of SLE filled with sofas of students and a lecturer talking to them.

Food for thought: SLE Sushi Salons bring the humanities to a wider audience

Grace Zhao
  •  
May 14, 2024
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An animated lotus flower with arcs of water around it.

Familiar words in novel contexts: Arthur Sze translates the human condition

Grace Lee
  •  
May 10, 2024
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Author Carmen Maria Machado stands behind a lectern gesturing as though she's addressing the audience.

The beautiful and the terrible: Carmen Maria Machado reads queer horror and sci-fi

Cate Burtner
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May 8, 2024
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Drawing of colorful books on a shelf with their sleeve towards the audience, the sleeves have "TBR" written on them and the writing on the background reads "Stanford To Be Read"

‘The Husband Stitch’ retells urban legends with a feminist slant

Cate Burtner
  •  
April 30, 2024
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