Key to Getting out of a Reading Slump

Elena Gery (’26) gives advice to start or restore a reading habit. Maybe make reading your New Year’s Resolution!

Why Literature is More Than Just Western

Arjun Alva (’25), advocates for more non-Western authors in the literary cannon, arguing that there is, “…too little emphasis on foreign books and literature and the supercilious belief that anything not made from the constructs of Western culture or a Western outlook is objectively of less quality.”

How Audiobooks Changed My Reading

Andrew Chen (’26) discusses the pleasure of audiobooks and offers some recommendations. “It is thanks to audiobooks that I have developed a love for books and a strong vocabulary.”

Breden’s Summer Book Recs!

Brenden Kaiser (’24) offers a range of suggestions for great summer reads to fill our long, unscheduled days!

Are Classics Always the Answer?

Alicia Dyer (’25) discusses the implications of lack of representation in the literature we read. “In school, the general assumption is that you learn about significant things and people. So, if you don’t learn about something in school, it must not be as relevant.”