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A shelf of kids books with the covers facing out on display.

Little Libraries transforms clinic waiting rooms into book nooks

Kayla Chan
  •  
Jan. 15, 2025
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A book is open and inside reads 'Rage on the Page.'

Rage on the Page: ‘Boy Parts’ pictures the art of uncomfortable truths

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
  •  
Jan. 14, 2025
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cut outs from newspapers form a human silhouette behind the title of the column "Brutal Monsters"

Obsession is not desire: ‘My Husband’ progresses beyond tropes of mental illness

Cate Burtner
  •  
Jan. 13, 2025
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Heart-shaped pages of a book

‘Daughter of Ruins’ portrays women’s perseverance through an ode to its author’s Grecian home

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Jan. 12, 2025
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The Leland Quarterly "LQ" logo is in big read letters against a white background. There is a Stanford tree in the Q.

Literary magazine Leland Quarterly opens doors to creative expression and student publication

Katie Small
  •  
Dec. 6, 2024
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An animated book lies open with passages of text covered up by black blocks to represent book banning.

Behind the nationwide rise of book bans

Sanaya Robinson-Shah
  •  
Dec. 4, 2024
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The Stanford Daily and Daily Cal newspaper logos sit apart on top of newspaper clippings.

Stanford and Berkeley journalism alumni report on reporting

Catherine Wu
  •  
Nov. 19, 2024
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Alan Lightman and moderators sit together on stage in front of audience.

Author Alan Lightman shares what it mean to have a transcendental experience

Dan Kubota
  •  
Nov. 14, 2024
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Animated colored shapes of people sit in a circle reading books.

9 book clubs for all those looking for a reading community

Zara Fite
  •  
Nov. 13, 2024
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A book is held open on a desk with the words "Rage on the Page" written across the pages.

Rage on the Page: Putting scandal on trial in ‘The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum’

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
  •  
Nov. 13, 2024
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cut outs from newspapers form a human silhouette behind the title of the column "Brutal Monsters"

‘Sad girl poetry’ and the gendered political madness of 2024

Cate Burtner
  •  
Nov. 12, 2024
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Rucy Cui and D.M. Spratley sit side by side on stage, speaking into microphones.

Second Stegner Fellow reading explores poignancy and joy

Shayla Fitzsimmons-Call
  •  
Nov. 10, 2024
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Ecy King poses with a copy of her CS 106A-themed graphic novel, "Bit By Bit."

In ‘Bit by Bit,’ alumna Ecy King sketches CS 106 in comics

Catherine Wu
  •  
Nov. 7, 2024
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A tutor and a young kid are reading a book together.

Ravenswood Reads centers relationships in its support of local literacy

Kayla Chan
  •  
Nov. 6, 2024
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A book is open and inside reads 'Rage on the Page.'

Rage on the Page: ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’ foregrounds the seductive appeal of oblivion

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
  •  
Nov. 3, 2024
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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
  •  
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
  •  
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
  •  
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
  •  
Oct. 15, 2024
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