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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
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
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 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
Pithiya D’ Costa, Kristen Li, and Tasnim Hossain (left to right) began leading the book club when school was online during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Building a Community of Readers: A Profile of the Bronx Science Book Club

Victoria Diaz, Staff Reporter
July 21, 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
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
So little is known about the personal life of William Shakespeare that no official portrait of him exists. How Shakespeare really looked is a matter of speculation.

An Exploration of Shakespeare’s Problem Plays

Otho Valentino Sella, 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
Readers can see the #BookTook section as soon as they enter at their local Barnes & Noble bookstore, and they can choose their next top pick from the popular selections.

TikTok Revives the Reading Scene

Chanel Richardson, Staff Reporter
December 2, 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
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
Two of the most well known classic 20th century American novels, Of Mice and Men and To Kill A Mockingbird, are also considered to be controversial in some school districts across America.

The Controversy of Banned Books in American High Schools

Alexandra Zwiebel, Staff Reporter
January 8, 2021
In times when you feel that the world and your mind are spinning too swiftly, it is good to slow down with a book —whether that book is read for pleasure or knowledge. Either way, you are bound to learn something new about yourself.

Six Books to Read Before Going to College

Cadence Chen, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2020
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