Book columnist Ryan Lillestrand PZ `23 declares his love for Joan Didion’s writing, though he doesn’t dare imitate her signature style.
Tag: Writing
Literary wanderings: Hisham Matar’s ‘The Return’ redefines the memoir
In his very first memoir, “The Return,” Hisham Matar tells more than just a story: he creates magic. And so, according to book columnist Ryan Lillestrand PZ ’23, writing is like art.
Author Zadie Smith speaks on delight of world building and exploration
The Athenaeum welcomed novelist Zadie Smith and her many fans this past Wednesday, with professor Chloe Martinez conducting the interview.
Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro captivates audience at Scripps Presents collaboration
Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in literature, Kazuo Ishiguro spoke at Scripps Presents on March 4. to discuss his most recent novel “Klara and the Sun,” his past career as a musician and his tendency to write about “ordinary” people.
Assorted novelties: On not reading
Books columnist Anna Solomon PZ ’23 writes about the all-too-relatable feeling of reaching for the remote instead of a book. Read more here.
OPINION: OpenAI’s GPT-3 text generator is impressive, but we should be wary of such technology
OpenAI’s GPT-3 text generator is impressive, but we should be wary of the consequences of such technology, writes Michelle Lum HM ‘23.
OPINION: Unnecessary complexity is ruining academic writing; it’s up to us to save it
Academic writing is plagued by inaccessible language and jargon that raises up walls around academia, says Ryan Lillestrand PZ ’23.
Read it and weep: The paradox of illness narratives
Nina Potischman PO ’21 critiques Sarah Manguso’s “The Two Kinds of Decay” and the need to extract meaning from experiences of chronic illness.
Read it and weep: On the limits of journaling and capturing adolescence
Nina Potischman PO ’21 reflects on journaling her adolescence alongside messages from Sarah Manguso’s “Ongoingness: The End of a Diary.”
Weekly Writing Workshop inspires local kids to pick up the pen
In the Weekly Writing Workshop, students from across the 5Cs gather to mentor young students and help them improve their writing abilities.