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Over a faint backdrop of open books, the text: "lately in LITERATURE with Leyla Yilmaz." "Literature" is stylized in multiple fonts over red, green, and pink rectangles, as in a collage made from magazines.

Lately in Literature: Grieving art in Rebecca Makkai’s ‘The Great Believers’

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
March 7, 2023
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Over a faint backdrop of open books, the text: "lately in LITERATURE with Leyla Yilmaz." "Literature" is stylized in multiple fonts over red, green, and pink rectangles, as in a collage made from magazines.

Lately in literature: ‘Toy Story’ meets social commentary in Dorothy Tse’s ‘Owlish’

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Feb. 21, 2023
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Over a faint backdrop of open books, the text: "lately in LITERATURE with Leyla Yilmaz." "Literature" is stylized in multiple fonts over red, green, and pink rectangles, as in a collage made from magazines.

Lately in Literature: ‘Can women kill?’ asks Eliza Clark in debut novel, ‘Boy Parts’

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Oct. 11, 2022
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Blue book cover with text: "The Art of Teaching Children, Philip Done". The book is surrounded by stationery: pencils, stickers, scrabble tiles, and a folder.

How a Bay Area local taught me “The Art of Teaching”

Andy Huynh
  •  
Aug. 16, 2022
Arts & Life
Text says "Lately in Literature" against a multi-colored background, picture of brunette girl in the foreground

Lately in Literature: From colonialism to the 21st century in Natasha Brown’s ‘Assembly’

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
May 30, 2022
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Close-up view of a set of numbered red books, spines facing out like on a bookshelf

William Brewer’s ‘The Red Arrow’ is a complex portrait of a struggling writer

Lily Zhou
  •  
May 29, 2022
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A graphic in blue and yellow with human figures. Says "Beautiful World, Where Are You"

Lately in Literature: “Beautiful World, Where Are You” searches for enchantment amid distress

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
May 1, 2022
Arts & Life
Green and pink book with glasses sitting on top; blue background

“Fiona and Jane” is a story of personal growth, rather than friendship

Lily Zhou
  •  
Feb. 8, 2022
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A dry desert with a dead tree and water.

Facing the Speculative: ‘The Water Knife’ by Paolo Bacigalupi

Allison Casasola
  •  
Nov. 30, 2021
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A graphic saying "Hispanic Heritage Month"

Reading recommendations for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Chloe Mendoza, Leyla Yilmaz, Fyza Parviz Jazra and Malia Mendez
  •  
Oct. 13, 2021
Reads
The book cover of "Parable of the Sower"

Facing the Speculative: ‘Parable of the Sower’ as a parallel to our society

Allison Casasola
  •  
Oct. 10, 2021
Reads
A decorative photo of an open book in the foreground and a waterfall in the background

Book Review: ‘The Ones We’re Meant to Find’ poses critical questions on climate accountability and personal identity

Melissa Tariq Rodriguez
  •  
Oct. 7, 2021
Arts & Life
lolita

The ‘Lolita’ Resurgence

Lea Nepomuceno
  •  
Aug. 23, 2021
Reviews
"The Day the World Stops Shopping" is on a table, surrounded by a mug and writing utensils.

Review: ‘The Day the World Stops Shopping’

Iliana Garner
  •  
Aug. 18, 2021
Arts & Life
cover of "The Chosen and the Beautiful" — white cutout flowers surrounding an Asian woman with short hair and holding a cigarette

Nghi Vo’s ‘The Chosen and the Beautiful’: A queer Vietnamese American reimagining of ‘The Great Gatsby’

Sharon Tran
  •  
May 27, 2021
Arts & Life
headshot of author Cynthia Arrieu-King

Cynthia Arrieu-King’s “The Betweens” offers refreshing, nuanced perspective on mixed-race identity

Lily Nilipour
  •  
May 18, 2021
Arts & Life
right: headshot of author Ethel Rohan; left: book cover, with title and a pink rose set against a blue floral background

Ethel Rohan’s ‘In the Event of Contact’: A collection about human connection

Lily Nilipour
  •  
May 16, 2021
Arts & Life
left: cover of "An Ordinary Age," with the subtitle "Finding your way in a world that expects exceptional"; right: headshot of author Rainesford Stauffer, hand on her chin

‘An Ordinary Age’ insightfully reframes societal pressures felt by young adults

Anahi De La Cruz
  •  
May 4, 2021
right: cover of "The Scapegoat," with a crow carrying a cross flying above a church; left: headshot of author Sarah Davis

Sara Davis’ ‘The Scapegoat’: A Lynchian mystery set at Stanford

Carly Taylor
  •  
Feb. 25, 2021
Arts & Life
A colorful, abstract book cover.

Glennon Doyle plays God in new memoir ‘Untamed’

Valerie Trapp
  •  
Nov. 15, 2020
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