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Konkona Sen (left) speaks onstage at the 2023 SALA Festival (Photo courtesy of Ambika Sahay).

South Asian Literature and Art Festival brings together authors, artists, entrepreneurs

Chloe Shannon Wong
  •  
Oct. 2, 2024
The Grind
a graphic of colorful journals stacked inside of a desk drawer

Inside the Junk Drawer: My journals

Kaylee Chan
  •  
Oct. 1, 2024
The Grind
A manuscript from the Green Library Special Collection.

Green Library Special Collections: The magic of medieval manuscripts

Helen Katz
  •  
Sept. 23, 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
  •  
June 5, 2024
The Grind
Graphic of a Greek figure on the right with indecipherable writing on left with 'TTYL' in the middle, set against a beige background.

TTYL: What ‘The Giver’ gives

Sonnet Xu
  •  
May 30, 2024
Academics
George Sarris (left) speaks with Sterling HolyWhiteMountain (right) on Cemex stage.

‘Against all odds’: Sarris speaks on storytelling

Bertha Gonzalez
  •  
May 22, 2024
Reads
Empty plaza, showing Claw water fountain and Stanford Bookstore in the background.

Aparna Verma ’20 on ‘The Phoenix King,’ centering South Asian stories and ‘BookTok’

Kyla Figueroa
  •  
Jan. 31, 2024
Reads
A poster with a dark red background, graphics of books on the right and left corners and a graphic of a traditional Chinese temple on the top right corner.

The Daily’s bookworm bulletin: What to read this AAPI Heritage Month

Dana Chiueh, Hana Dao, Leyla Yilmaz, Kirsten Mettler, Carolyn Stein, Sarayu Pai and Anthony Martinez Rosales
  •  
May 31, 2023
Speakers & Events
Person speaking and holding a microphone

AI and human character: Sheila Heti delves into conversations with chatbots

Sophia Artandi
  •  
May 21, 2023
Reads
Pictures of the covers of books listen in the article against a backdrop of hearts and text that says "Valentine's Day Book List"

Five romance novels to help you find faith in love this February

Kelly Wang
  •  
Feb. 14, 2023
Arts & Life
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: Sarah Jackson’s ‘A Bit Much’ as an ode to friendship

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Nov. 29, 2022
Reads
Five people in casual clothing, men and women, sit on colorful armchairs in the Otero lounge. Behind them are a TV and posters.

Stepping into a new space of imagination with ‘Beloved Economies’

Hazel Le
  •  
Nov. 9, 2022
Reads
Lulu Miller sits on the left, behind Prof. Caroline Winterer on the right.

Three Books author Lulu Miller lectures on purpose, disability and biodiversity

Grace Lee
  •  
Oct. 19, 2022
Reads
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
Reads
Five book covers including “Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day”, which features an octopus tentacle and spaceship, "The Light We Give", "I'm Thinking of Ending Things", "Why We Broke Up", and "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass".

Five summer reads to make you think

Harsimran Kaur
  •  
July 25, 2022
Reads
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
Arts & Life
Red book cover with sandstone arches in the background

Q&A: Aparna Verma ’20 on her debut novel “The Boy with Fire”

Ximena Sanchez Martinez
  •  
May 2, 2022
The Grind
A room filled will stacks of books, some in focus while others are not.

Untranslatable: ‘Tsundoku’

From the Community
  •  
April 21, 2022
Arts & Life
Two people stand with their backs facing each other against an orange background. The words "Anxious People" overlays the background.

Lately in Literature: Fredrik Backman’s ‘Anxious People’ is a love letter to humanity

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
March 10, 2022
Reads
Man with dark hair wearing glasses against blue patterned background

‘Portrait of a Thief’ tells authentic Chinese American story

Annie C. Reller
  •  
March 7, 2022
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