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Finding joy in reading through Genre writing. In the course How Reading Changes Your Life, Prof. Raskolnikov is on a mission to help students rediscover that sense of wonder often lost after childhood. The students enrolled in the class are “beginning to realize that in addition to having a job, you also need a life,” she said, emphasizing the importance of “being able to read for escape and being able to read for community.”
This month’s titles featured in Cornellians include poetry, a famed restaurateur’s memoir, and a chronicle of the 1929 stock market crash
Vaughn taught creative writing and literature at Cornell for 39 years, retiring in 2022 as professor of literatures in English emerita.
In two new books, Daniel R. Schwarz considers France and the Holocaust – and how literature and film can correct erroneous depictions of history.
"The skills that you pick up in the lab are always going to stay with you."
An interdisciplinary project is sparking collaborations among those interested in digital approaches to the study of history, languages and culture.
Newly published digital collections at Cornell University Library explore areas of Cornell history. Freely accessible online, the three new collections were digitized from materials held in Cornell University Library’s Rare and Manuscript Collections.
A new book by Shirley Samuels examines the story behind today’s divided America in literature and art created during and soon after the Civil War.
This month’s featured titles include short stories, a fantasy book for tweens, and a scholarly look at Carmen adaptations – all by Arts & Sciences alumni and faculty.
NoViolet Bulawayo, M.F.A. ’10, assistant professor in A&S, has won the Best of Caine Award as judges have chosen her short story, “Hitting Budapest,” as the best to have won the Caine Prize for African Writing in the award’s 25 years.
The latest book from Heather Alexander ’89 is Haunted USA, which compiles spooky tales from all 50 states.
Zimbabwean writer NoViolet Bulawayo has won the Best of Caine award, an honorary prize celebrating a story from past winners of the Caine Prize for African Writing, to mark its 25th anniversary. The prize was given for a short story praised by judges for its “powerful language, distinctive tone of voice, and bold, compelling storytelling”.
High schoolers from Ithaca and Brooklyn produced the artworks depicting Morrison and a local student, a collaboration that promises to introduce Morrison's work to new generations of New Yorkers.
A specialist in literary and cultural theory and French literature of the 19th century, Culler will receive the award in June 2026 during the International Society for the Study of Narrative conference in Denmark.
Elisha Cohn's second book, “Milieu: A Creaturely Theory of the Contemporary Novel,” also explores the methods authors are using to give animals a voice.
Jean Frantz Blackall, a Cornell faculty member from 1958-94 who in 1971 became the first woman to receive tenure in what was then the Department of English, in the College of Arts and Sciences, died July 15 in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was 97.
A four-day event featuring films, panels, workshops, the unveiling of a mural and other activities will celebrate the 70th anniversary of her degree, life and work. “Toni Morrison: Literature and Public Life” will take place Sept. 18-21.
Best-selling writer and technology blogger Cory Doctorow will make the A.D. White Professor-at-Large program’s second dual-campus visit, ending his week at Cornell Tech in New York City. Four other professors will visit Cornell this fall.
Our Big Red history expert recalls the McGraw Hall museum, which once housed an astounding array of objects.
Sandeep Parmar, Literatures in English
James Byrne, Literatures in English
This fall’s slate of films at Cornell Cinema offers many options for connection and inspiration.
Ten students who participated in this summer's Nexus Scholars Program share their stories..
This month’s featured titles include the latest from a top mystery writer, a Marvel omnibus, and a look at challenges to democracy – many by A&S faculty and alumni.
A book from Adam Szetela Ph.D. ’25 explores a new version of self-censorship in the publishing world.
The Department of Literatures in English celebrates the winners of the 2025 Philip Freund Prize for Creative Writing in recognition of excellence in publication: Liza Flum, Poet (MFA '16), Jon Hickey, Novelist (MFA '07), Meredith Talusan, Author, journalist and editor, (MFA '15 ) and Esther Kondo Heller, Poet, Writer, and Artist (MFA '23)
The ESPN veteran hosts the first-ever daily podcast on women’s athletics—and she just published her first book
This month’s featured titles include the latest from A&S faculty Ishion Hutchinson and Charlie Green, plus A&A alumni Chris Pavone '89 and Sarah Spain '02.
When we focus on making our work marketable, it’s no longer the creative endeavor that our society so desperately needs, alumna Jesi Bender-Buell '07 writes in a Chime In column.
Members of the Class of 2020 remember their journeys at Cornell.
The panel, during Reunion 2025, was called "Beyond the Apocalypse: New Narratives and Innovations for Climate Action."
Projects spanned topics from Confederate cemeteries to Korean textiles.
Dan Moren ’02 explains why becoming a two-time champion on the legendary quiz show felt like ‘a vindication of a life full of eclectic interests.’
Beverly Tanenhaus (BA ’70) and Ingrid Arnesen (BA ’76) attended the 4th semesterly Ammons Reading Series to enjoy undergraduate poetry and fiction and honor the legacy of the late A.R. Ammons, Goldwin Smith Professor of Poetry.
This month’s featured titles include essays on womanhood by A&S alumna Nicole Graev Lipson ’98.
The highly competitive Berlin Prize is awarded annually to U.S.-based scholars, writers, composers and artists who represent the highest standards of excellence in their fields.
Among those being recognized for exceptional teaching and mentorship this year are faculty members Begüm Adalet, Claudia Verhoeven, and Marcelo Aguiar.
A crew of Cornell creative writers lent their time and experience to guide young poets during Nature Poetry in the Garden, an event held May 3 at the Ithaca Children’s Garden.
Sarah Stephenson is majoring in English and classics.
Tess Lovell is majoring in English and performing and media arts.
S. Gottfried is a Robert S. Harrison College Scholar who is also majoring in philosophy & English.
Parker Piccolo Hill is majoring in English and Italian.
Kaylani Williams is an English major.
Jasmine He is an English major.
Grace Elmore is majoring in English & religious studies.
Through shows like ‘XO, Kitty,’ screenwriter Jessica O’Toole ’94 relishes highlighting the ‘inherent stakes and drama’ of youth.
Award-winning poet Ishion Hutchinson is making his prose debut with his first essay collection, which brings together two decades’ worth of probing reflections on his childhood in Jamaica, the country’s cultural and colonial history and his maturation as a writer.
Visit the Poetry Foundation website, type in “Cornell,” and you’ll find 405 results.
This month’s featured titles include poetry, a Creative Writing Program prof’s neo noir novel, and a memoir about working for two celebrity chefs
"My experiences with exploration pushed me to uncover new interests."