books

McCabe Paperless Artists’ Books Exhibit

You may not be expecting to walk by a rare and thought-provoking art exhibition in McCabe library on the way

When you walk into McCabe, you’re probably thinking about all the work you’ve got to do. Maybe you’re dreading a

For current Swarthmore students, who have all been raised and reared in the internet age, it may be easy to

April 16, 2015 Erik Myers 0 Comment books, lecture, peripeteia

I was scrolling down my news feed this Tuesday when Peripeteia, a Community Development Grant Recipient for 2015, announced that

Daisy Fried wants you to enjoy the pain that comes with her poetry. The Swarthmore alum worked for many years

April 10, 2014 Philip Harris 1 Comment books, english, guest speaker, lecture, literature, toni morrison

On April 7th, Toni Morrison spoke to a packed house – so packed that many faculty were stranded outside, forced

November 21, 2013 Philip Harris books, death, god, Julian Barnes, life, Reviews

In 2011, Julian Barnes won the Man Booker Prize for “The Sense of an Ending.” It was the first novel

October 3, 2013 Cecilia Paasche books, creative

When Christohpher Castellani ’94 was a student at Swarthmore, he did not expect to become a writer, let alone the

September 19, 2013 Annie Tvetenstrand 0 Comment arts, books, illustrations, poems, printmaking, slider

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As

September 5, 2013 Cecilia Paasche 0 Comment books, review

The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (a nom-de-plume of J.K. Rowling) is a carefully crafted London-based detective novel that succeeds