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Seven page-turning books from 2021
Sage Wheeler | Daily Trojan Look, it’s OK you didn’t get around to reading a lot last year, no one blames you. When does anyone have time to pick up a book when we’re suffering from Zoom burnout or...
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Hot Girl Classics: a guide to library staples
Betty Smith, author of “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” writes on the aspirations of an adolescent girl born into unfortunate circumstances. (Photo courtesy of Creative Commons) Yes! Another list of books...
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‘To Paradise’ takes readers to, well, paradise
Hanya Yanagihara’s latest novel, a follow-up to 2015’s critically acclaimed and cult-followed “A Little Life,” polarized critics and readers. (Photo courtesy of Penguin Random House) Few authors...
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Read a Book Today: To all the literature I’ve loved before
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock’s book “The Smell of Other People’s Houses,” due to its beautiful and compelling depiction of Alaska in the 1970s, inspires readers to take dive deep into the history of the...
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Fan-them Diaries: I can’t tolerate ‘Rebecca,’ but Taylor Swift makes me love it
“evermore,” Taylor Swift’s ninth studio album, contains various parallels to Daphne du Maurier’s classic novel “Rebecca.” (Photo courtesy of Creative Commons) I will be the first to say that any book...
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Read a Book Today: Why Troy Bolton needs to be in more books
Well-known must-read novels discuss less-mainstream sports like horse-racing or fencing, as highlighted in Cassandra Clare’s “City of Bone.” (Photo courtesy of IMDB) Picture this: It’s your senior...
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Showbiz, Baby: Book censorship removes an opportunity to learn
Book bans are nothing new, but calls from conservative legislators to remove controversial material from schools have spiked recently. (Photo courtesy of Creative Commons) Books were never a real...
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Read a Book Today: Novels to transport you through time
Sage Wheeler | Daily Trojan Are the jokes that we’re in the worst timeline obsolete? Out of date? Not in the timeline or feed anymore? I don’t know — and frankly, the idea of writing my silly goofy...
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Best reads for Women’s History Month
These six powerful novels, written by women and about women, are an incredible way to continue celebrating women’s history month, with a collection that includes dramas, mysteries and memoirs. (Photo...
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Fan-them Diaries: I have a deep disdain for ‘Jane Eyre’
Jane Eyre, the classic 1847 novel by Charlotte Brontë, has been canonized as a masterpiece of romantic literature. While countless adaptations have followed, artists like Taylor Swift draw on her...
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Step inside Sims Library of Poetry
Sims Library of Poetry, a community library in Inglewood, was originally confined to founder Hiram Sims’ suitcase, but grew to fill an entire building after donations from poets and Angelenos. Today,...
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Read a Book Today: ‘Love Story’ with books
(Megan Dang | Daily Trojan) Here’s my problem: As we get closer to the end of the semester, I am reminded of all of the things I want to write about. I want to write about language and the way that...
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The New Renaissance: The constant search for beauty
Michelangelo’s grand portraits adorning the Sistine Chapel have long been regarded as the standard for depicting divinity. His work has influenced countless artists seeking to portray perfection, like...
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Local indie bookstores to visit and support
Whether you’re looking for a small business to support or a new spot in the big city to visit, these bookstores offer a little something for anyone interested in expanding their horizons and enriching...
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Excitement abounds with in-person return
In addition to hosting more than 625 authors, 260 events and 250 exhibitors, the two-day literary festival will also feature eleven live music performances. (Photo courtesy of USC/Gus Ruelas) Ahead of...
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‘Brown Girls’ reflects the complexities of American identity
Daphne Palasi Andreades’ debut novel is a modern addition to the nation’s canon, bringing binary subversion into the 21st Century. (Photo courtesy of Creative Commons) From Nella Larsen’s “Passing” to...
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Read a Book Today: Books (Rachel’s Version)
Lyndzi Ramos | Daily Trojan Well, welcome to my 30-for-DT. Genuinely, I feel like I should not be writing this. I think I’m still that sophomore from March 2020. I can see myself leaving my GE in...
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The New Renaissance: Lamar, Woolf and Shakespeare see life in perspective
Human experience is a major theme in Kendrick Lamar’s newest album, but also dates back to the literature of Virginia Woolf and William Shakespeare (Photo courtesy of Creative Commons). “As I get a...
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“Carrie Soto Is Back”– Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Grand Slam
“Carrie Soto is Back,” the newest novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, sees the return of a past-her-prime but all time great professional tennis player who strives to fight her way back to the top of her...
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Media to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month
Selena Quintanilla Pérez released her most popular album, “Amor Prohibido,” in 1994 to widespread critical acclaim and commercial success. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images) Today marks the start of...
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‘Lightlark’: the very first clickbait novel
(Iris Leung | Daily Trojan) Alex Aster first introduced her fantasy novel “Lightlark” to TikTok in March of 2021. She promised a novel similar to “The Hunger Games” and “A Court of Thorns and Roses”...
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Eight memoirs everyone should read
(Aylish Turner | Daily Trojan) As college students with club meetings to attend, endless essays to do and social lives to salvage, it can be hard to make time for assigned reading — let alone reading...
View Article‘A Scatter of Light:’ This companion novel stands alone
Malinda Lo’s newest novel, “A Scatter of Light,” is the queer coming-of-age story that we all need to hear. Although the novel serves as a companion to the wildly popular “Last Night at the Telegraph...
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Schoettmer brings poetry to the mainstream
“Body Panopticon” is the debut poetry collection of junior Hannah Schoettmer which explores themes of queerness and abuse. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Schoettmer) Hannah Schoettmer wants to change the...
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“Poster Girl”: An incomplete allegory
(Lauren Schatzman | Daily Trojan) It might not take much effort to remember the dystopian renaissance that occurred circa 2010s, during which Veronica Roth’s “Divergent” joined “The Hunger Games” and...
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Blacktopia: The Salt Eater’s Bookshop
The Salt Eater’s Bookshop is a Black-owned bookstore owned by Asha Grant and is located in Inglewood. Grant looks to make the Bookshop a space that feels like home for all. (Simone Jackson | Daily...
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Literature to make you feel smarter
(Trenyce Tong | Daily Trojan) Most of us don’t make time to read for fun, let alone to learn something. On top of our class readings, which we may or may not actually do, it can be hard to motivate...
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Dear reader: Tales to read from ‘Daylight’ to Midnight
(Lyndzi Ramos | Daily Trojan) Taylor Swift’s latest album, “Midnights,” delivered an exciting range of songs that acted as a window into the artist’s late-night thoughts. With the release of her tenth...
View ArticleMust-reads of the Fall 2022 semester
This semester saw a wealth of new reads which left audiences with no excuse not to pick them up. Exploring every genre, this roundup includes riveting young adult titles, explosive fantasies,...
View ArticleRewriting romance with Sonali Dev
Hilarious, heartwarming and empowering. These are all words that not only flood the review sections of bestselling author Sonali Dev’s Bollywood-infused contemporary romance novels, but speak to her...
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Fresh releases for the spring semester
Octavia Spencer stuns as Poppy Scoville-Parnell in the third season of Apple TV+’s drama series “Truth Be Told” premiering on Jan. 20. Campus is once again bustling after the return of tens of...
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‘Sorry, Bro’: A bingeable and original debut novel
“Sorry, Bro” — a heartfelt, charming rom-com debut by Armenian American author Taleen Voskuni — merges the traditional aspects of Armenian culture with the modern world to tell the story of a queer...
View ArticleFor the singles out there: the best romance reads for Valentine’s Day
It’s that time of the year — the season when Cupid flies his arrows, heartshaped boxes stock the shelves and campus couples come out of their hiding (Seriously, why are there so many?). For all the...
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L.A. Times promises superstar lineup
(Trenyce Tong | Daily Trojan) Every year, Angelenos and book fanatics flock to the USC campus to hear from their favorite authors, perhaps leave with a signed book and stand in the presence of...
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Must-reads of the Festival Of Books
(Nina Tomasevic | Daily Trojan) The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books brings together the people who create books with the people who love to read them, granting both groups the opportunity to...
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TIMELINE: A history of the Festival of Books
For the 11th year, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is returning to USC’s campus for a weekend of events, performance and connection through a shared love of literature. This timeline follows...
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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books returns to USC campus this weekend
(Gina Nguyen | Daily Trojan) The largest book festival in the country, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, is making its annual return to the University of Southern California. The festival will...
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Shandela Contreras: Young poet uplifts community with spoken word
(Courtesy Shandela Contreras) What matters most in poetry is whether it spurs the reader to feel something. That’s what Shandela Contreras, a sophomore majoring in English with an emphasis on...
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In photos: L.A. Times Festival Of Books turns the page
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the annual event hosted by the newspaper, opened with a bang, with a rousing performance along Trousdale for those in attendance by the Trojan Marching Band....
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Upcoming sapphic books to watch for
.flex_cell.av-2wxnhbhb-cab719430573b7bf3e9851f9895dd47c{ vertical-align:top; } Upcoming sapphic books to watch for From romance to thriller, this year has entertaining and inclusive reads in store....
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Isaacson’s ‘Elon Musk’ unravels the tycoon
.flex_cell.av-2x32rixi-aec3150fdd7f80b0810b37c6fc233ee1{ vertical-align:top; } Isaacson’s ‘Elon Musk’ unravels the tycoon ‘Elon Musk’ is a full-throttle voyage into the mind of the maverick who didn’t...
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Embrace spooky season with these scary books
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‘All That Consumes Us’ spooks this season
.flex_cell.av-2vdem7k0-9e68c519ad40a6170ee0abd76cadd1e6{ vertical-align:top; } ‘All That Consumes Us’ spooks this season The thrilling book is an irresistible page turner. 3 #top...
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At USC, “Let’s Talk About George Floyd”
.flex_cell.av-2rngojia-0d1316c3c07a5d45e25f0738f52fdc58{ vertical-align:top; } At USC, “Let’s Talk About George Floyd” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toluse Olorunnipa spoke about the life and times of...
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Celebrating South Korean science fiction
.flex_cell.av-39azq1v2-0101a9c3b7699faa8904524b9eb3d443{ vertical-align:top; } Celebrating South Korean science fiction Doheny’s East Asian Library focuses on futuristic media in their recent...
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USC alum’s powerful story inspires debut novel, ‘Belonging’
.flex_cell.av-bphtp4c-f1e91dae8b667256999d2da1574a0ede{ vertical-align:top; } USC alum’s powerful story inspires debut novel, ‘Belonging’ Jill Fordyce explores how pivotal adolescent moments can shape...
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Cozy book releases to curl up with this fall
.flex_cell.av-2h794f3o-78831c9b005555cc39675b2ce08d9d3c{ vertical-align:top; } Cozy book releases to curl up with this fall Welcome in the autumn season with these highly anticipated literary...
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Rare Books LA brings literary treasures to Union Station
.flex_cell.av-2nv67v4z-ee6985ec03575c2f2bbe7444b88cd5cc{ vertical-align:top; } Rare Books LA brings literary treasures to Union Station The fair offered a weekend filled with remarkable finds and...
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Murakami’s ‘The City and Its Uncertain Walls’ is the same old
.flex_cell.av-2w1c5451-7d33a916bd286bf412fee65f616f20c2{ vertical-align:top; } Murakami’s ‘The City and Its Uncertain Walls’ is the same old The internationally acclaimed author’s latest novel lacks...
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Read this book with this album: Winter Edition
.flex_cell.av-2kz2xpyd-2793993dd3dc574ec8196f8b0067f20d{ vertical-align:top; } Read this book with this album: Winter Edition Fully commit to a winter read with the the perfect cute companion album....
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