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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
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Nov. 3, 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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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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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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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
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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
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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
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Oct. 1, 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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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
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April 30, 2024
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A graphic depicting a globe spinning on top of an open book and a person lays staring into the book.

World of Words: ‘Innards’ dissects our discomfort with the past

Breanna Burke
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April 29, 2024
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In her novel "Ripe," Sarah Rose Etter captures the toxicity of the technocratic Bay Area culture through masterful world building and satire. (Graphic: DA-HEE KIM/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford TBR: ‘Ripe’ delivers a visceral Silicon Valley satire

Cate Burtner
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April 16, 2024
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A graphic depicting globe spinning on top of an open book and a person lays staring into the book.

World of Words: ‘Breath, Eyes, Memory’ is a reckoning

Breanna Burke
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April 10, 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: Yaa Gyasi’s ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ reads like a gift

Cate Burtner
  •  
April 2, 2024
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Different phases of the moon going from crescent to full moon and back to crescent are depicted in gold in front of a red background and "The Book of Love" is written around the moons

Lyrical love winds and turns in Pulitzer Prize finalist’s debut novel

Julia Donlon
  •  
March 10, 2024
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A graphic of Kiley Reid's profile drawn in blue stands on the right side, the left side has a text in yellow that reads "Come & Get It" in front of a green background

Almost, but not quite: Kiley Reid’s ‘Come and Get It’ falls short

Cate Burtner
  •  
Feb. 29, 2024
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Heart-shaped pages of a book

‘Yours for the Taking’ is a subpar speculation on feminism and the planet

Cate Burtner
  •  
Jan. 16, 2024
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Britney Spears performs on stage in an angel costume with large white wings.

Britney Spears takes back the woman in her

Cate Burtner
  •  
Nov. 27, 2023
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"Lately in Literature with Leyla Yilmaz" text against a background of books.

Lately in Literature: Ronan Hession’s ‘Panenka’ is a Week 5 pick-me-up novella

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
May 1, 2023
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