Books

2011-12 in Review: Professors, alums are authors for variety of stories

These professors and alumni, who published books this academic year, were reviewed and discussed in Spectator.

By Lesley Thulin | May 5 10:34 pm ET

‘Farther Away’

Essay collection holds a mirror to author’s inner psyche

By Allen Johnson | Apr 27 08:23 am ET

Feminist theorist Judith Butler rethinks kinship

Acclaimed queer theorist Judith Butler discussed family and parental dynamics in a lecture at Barnard Hall.

By Lesley Thulin | Apr 19 04:11 am ET

Acclaimed scholar frames honor for a University audience in new Philolexian event

A lecture with scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah was a new direction for the Philolexian Society, demonstrating programming geared more towards "hard-core" literary thought.

By Lesley Thulin | Apr 12 02:41 am ET

Author Leigh Stein takes on the post-grad dilemma in ‘The Fallback Plan’

Columbia students will get a chance to meet Leigh Stein’s main character Ester—a relatable character for some Columbia students, as a recent college grad with nowhere to go—at a reading next week.

By Olivia Lu | Apr 12 02:37 am ET

'The Guardians: An Elegy'

Sarah Manguso’s memoir deals thoughtfully and honestly with issues of love and loss

By Allen Johnson | Apr 5 08:00 pm ET

Second in trilogy treads darker waters than its lighthearted predecessor

The enigmatic Iyer excels in a book he describes as "books of joy."

By Allen Johnson | Mar 30 05:09 am ET

Prof. looks at psych. of genetics in book

Robert Klitzman, a professor of clinical psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, pens a book examining genetics and a person's visceral reaction to disease.

By Olivia Lu | Mar 27 12:32 am ET

Actor Wallace Shawn talks ‘real life’

Actor Wallace Shawn visited Barnard to speak about the thespian's role, and why he's proud to be a socialist.

By Olivia Lu | Mar 21 11:09 pm ET

Pulitzer Prize winner’s investigative work delves into heart of Mumbai slums

Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, BC ’88, gives audiences a refreshing, minimalist read with “Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity.”

By Olivia Lu | Mar 20 01:33 am ET

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