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The Nightmare from 1781, a painting by the Swiss painter and writer Henry Fuseli, is widely considered to be one of the most famous gothic paintings ever. Photo Credit: Henry Fuseli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Horror’s Metamorphosis From Paper to the Silver Screen

Ray Rivera, Staff Reporter
October 26, 2023
Kazuo Ishiguro, writer and Nobel Prize laureate, graces us with a new dimension in his literary universe. His novel Klara and the Sun is a dystopian science fiction tale. (Photo Credit: Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Klara and the Sun’: Imagining Technology In a Not So Distant Future

Faizunnesa Mahzabin, Staff Reporter
July 20, 2023
School libraries provide invaluable and free resources to students, such as access to books for academic or recreational reading.

The Attack on Public Libraries and Democracy

Monica Reilly, Staff Reporter
July 18, 2023
It took Ross Benjamin over a decade to complete his new translation of Franzs Kafkas complete, unabridged diaries, which was published by Schocken Books earlier this year.

A Review of the New Translation of ‘The Diaries of Franz Kafka’ by Ross Benjamin

Otho Valentino Sella, Staff Reporter
June 6, 2023
Here is the Huntington Library in Pasadena, California, which has recently acquired the Thomas Pynchon archive.

Pynchon’s Vision of America Will Be Archived At the Huntington Library

Griffin Weiss, Staff Reporter
June 4, 2023
The peaceful atmosphere of the New York Public Library makes it a suitable environment for students to complete their schoolwork.

The Supposed Endgame of the Library

Chelsea Li, Staff Reporter
May 11, 2023
Managing Editors, Copy Chiefs, and Editors-in-Chief of ‘The Science Survey,’ the writers of the May 2023 Advice Column, pose for a photo. Depicted above, from left to right, are William Fernando ’23, Tiankuo Zhang ’23, Shahabir Sami ’23, Griffin Weiss ’24, Maliha Chowdhury ’24, Acadia Bost ’24, Aaminah Bukhari ’23, Charlotte Zhou ’24, Ayshi Sen ’24, Yasmine Salha ’24, and Jacey Mok ’24.

May 2023 Advice Column: Achieving Success in the Spring Semester

Acadia Bost, Shahabir Sami, Ayshi Sen, Tiankuo Zhang, Maliha Chowdhury, Charlotte Zhou, Aaminah Bukhari, Jacey Mok, William Fernando, Yasmine Salha, and Griffin Weiss
May 2, 2023
Many of Babitzs books capture her favorite feeling of being luxuriously involved in an unsolvable mystery.

Eve Babitz’s Revolutionary Writings

Katia Anastas, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2023
The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published as a novella in Lippincotts Monthly Magazine almost a year after it was commissioned by Stoddart. It was quickly met with outrage from Victorian audiences because of the obvious queer-coding.

An Uncensored Look Into Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’

Faizunnesa Mahzabin, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2023
If you’ve entered a bookstore lately, it’s a guarantee that you’ve run into Booktok themed displays. The community has been cited as a major game changer in how books are advertised, as well as how publishers operate.

Booktok: The Rise of Literature in the Digital Space

Nehla Chowdhury, Staff Reporter
March 7, 2023
The book that once was neglected by me during the hardships of the Covid-19 pandemic became one of my personal favorites of all time. Perhaps more personal legends will be discovered after giving this book a read.

Finding My Own Personal Legend in Paul Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’

Maliha Chowdhury, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2023
Jan Morris, in her introduction to the New York Review of Books edition of A Time of Gifts, published in 2005, describes the book as a work of genius.

Patrick Leigh Fermor’s European Odyssey: A Review of ‘A Time of Gifts,’ ‘Between the Woods and the Water,’ and ‘The Broken Road’

Katia Anastas, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2023
Here is a collection of Spotify playlists depicting the appeal for characters other than the typical “good person.

Burn Down the World For You: The Appeal of the Morally Gray Character

Krisha Soni, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2023
The Complete Stories’ by Flannery O’Connor won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1972, twelve years after O ‘Connors death, cementing her place as one of the most timeless writers to ever come out of the American South.

Ghosts from the Past: Gothic Fiction of the American South

Otho Valentino Sella, Staff Reporter
December 29, 2022
Here is the cover of Harper Lees Go Set a Watchman.

What is ‘Go Set a Watchman’?

Otho Valentino Sella, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2022
Roald Dahl’s appreciation for his readers is shown by this meeting with his fans in Amsterdam.

The Swashboggling Life and Legacy of Roald Dahl

Soree Park, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2022
Here is the front of Westsider bookstore, stocked with tote bags, featured books, and postcards. Employees can usually be found sitting behind the counter.

Westsider Rare and Used Bookstore: A Survivor Representing New York’s Rich Literary and Artistic History

Alexandra Smithie, Staff Reporter
July 20, 2022
Here is an illustration of James Joyce, drawn by artist Adolf Hoffmeister.

One Hundred Years of James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’

Otho Valentino Sella, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2022
Referencing this statue of Marcus Aurelius in Rome, 19th century American writer Henry James professed, “I doubt if any statue of king or captain in the public places of the World has more to commend it to the general heart.’

The Secret Diary of a Stoic: Marcus Aurelius’ ‘Meditations’

Katia Anastas, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2022
Here is my copy of Just Kids, my favorite book.

The Class of 2022’s Bookshelf

Ellora Klein, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2022
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