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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
The Library of America has published Joan Didion’s seminal works from the 1960s through 1990s in two separate volumes.

Joan Didion’s Luminescent Literary Legacy

Katia Anastas, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles is featured in Bronx Science’s library. Students are free to check out the book and enjoy it for themselves.

A World of New Retellings: A Review of the Oeuvre of the Writer Madeline Miller

Pritika Patel, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
Reading works from diverse authors resonates with Bronx Science students and teachers. Here, Genevieve Morange ‘22 is reading The Idiot, a semi-autobiographical novel by Turkish-American author Elif Batuman. Selin, the main character, is a linguistics student at Harvard who struggles to fathom adulthood, the world, and her own identity.

Classic Literature is Monochrome: The Need for Reshaping the Western Canon

Charlotte Zhou, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2022
Print out this crossword box so that you can fill in the answers.

December 2021 Crossword: Classic Books Theme

Maggie Schneider, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2021
Ms. Sweis, one of the Bronx Science librarians, is a fan of coming-of-age novels. The tags feature on Goodreads helps her keep track of titles and authors. Outside of the library, she likes gardening, hiking, and bicycling.

A Closer Read of the Bronx Science Library

Dorothea Dwomoh, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2021
Although all of these books are categorized as dystopian, each novel puts a different spin upon the concept.

The Evolution of the Dystopian Novel

Katrina Tablang, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2021
A portrait of Franz Kafka, taken in 1923 by an unknown photographer.

The Life and Times of Franz Kafka

Otho Valentino Sella, Staff Reporter
June 22, 2021
Sarah Chen ’24 read Shadow and Bone before seeing the Netflix adaptation. “I think that being familiar with the characters made it easier to follow the story and made me look forward to seeing certain parts adapted,” Chen said.

How Netflix’s ‘Shadow and Bone’ Functions as an Adaptation

Katrina Tablang, Staff Writer
June 11, 2021
Book sales were up in 2020 to the delight of book publishers, but it was online book sellers like Amazon and stores like Target and Walmart that experienced the largest rise in book sales. Many local bookstores still struggled to stay afloat during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic.

A Year Full of Reading During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Samantha Cavusoglu, Staff Reporter
June 10, 2021
Kew and Willow is one of the only independent bookstores located in Queens.

The Willow in Kew Gardens: A Mutual Relationship

Lavanya Manickam, Staff Reporter
May 3, 2021
Accountability is key to a writer’s work / life balance. “I had friends who would say, ‘What did you write today?’, so that made me even more motivated to keep going,” Tashie Bhuiyan 16 said.

‘Stay as Strong as We Can’: A Profile of Novelist Tashie Bhuiyan ’16

Raitah Jinnat, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2021
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