Stanford University’s “Three Books” program encourages incoming first years to read three selected titles before beginning the school year. This year, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi was chosen as one of them. Gyasi’s debut novel details the lasting effects of slavery, …
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Let’s Get Political: 5 Relevant Reads on American Politics
6:30 a.m.: Wake up. 6:31 a.m.: Hit “snooze.” 6:37 a.m.: Wake up for real. 6:37:30 a.m.: Rollover. Check Twitter, news articles, Twitter again, news comments…WHY?! 6:40 a.m.: Allow the ennui to take over as you shuffle off to brush your teeth. …
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Night and 10 Other Must-Read Memoirs
While Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel penned several autobiographies and works of fiction, his best-known work is Night—a memoir based on his experiences as a prisoner in WWII concentration camps, specifically Auschwitz and Buchenwald. A harrowing read offering a firsthand account of one of our world’s most tragic time periods, Night helped shine a light on the …
Stay Woke: 8 Award-Winning Books About Race, Feminism, and Immigration
“Read more books by diverse authors” was a friend’s New Year’s resolution which, in my humblest opinion, is an important evolution from the common and, dare I say, vanilla “Read more!” resolution.
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7 Texts That Will Make You the Family Intellectual This Holiday Season
Ah, the holidays: that season of cheer, giving, and proving to your relatives that you do, in fact, have your life together. One of the joys of the season is proving yourself smarter than the rest of your family, but …
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Get Cozy: 5 Holiday Book Reads
The holiday season, though festive and fun, is a time best experienced indoors. The good news is that dreary weather is the best reading weather! No matter what holidays you celebrate this time of year, no one can deny the …
