Art, Hunger, and Guilt
The New York Times reviews Terra Nova, the latest novel by Henriette Lazaridis ’82, calling it “ingenious.”
Stories
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Mystery at the Boarding School
Bread Loaf School of English writer Rebecca Makkai MA ’04 addresses guilt, sexual predation, and racial privilege in her upcoming novel, I Have Some Questions for You, set in a New Hampshire girls’ boarding school. She spoke to Publishers Weekly about the book’s inspirations and her career.
Schwarzman Scholar
Hannah Blair ’17 has received a Schwarzman Scholarship for graduate study in China.
Romance Novels for 2023
The Nerd Daily has compiled a list of new romance novels to look for in 2023, including the queer rom-com Just As You Are by Camille Kellogg ’17, former New England Review intern.
Impactful Arts
The Vermont Arts Council has recognized associate dance professor Christal Brown with the 2022 award for outstanding achievement in the arts.
Last Train to Auschwitz
In an interview with the San Diego Union-Tribune, Language Schools attendee Sarah Federman discusses her enlightening and sometimes emotional journey in researching the French National Railways’ role in the Holocaust.
Filmmaking Fellows
Ali Salem ’16 and associate film professor Ioana Uricaru are honing their film production capabilities with two prestigious fellowships: the Sundance Institute Producers Intensive and the PGA Create Lab of the Producers Guild of America. Their collaboration, The Swim Lesson, follows a college professor’s wife as she develops a secret friendship with a student who accused her husband of sexual misconduct.
Qatar Heads to the Oscars
Beyond hosting the first World Cup in the Arab world, Qatar is also making history with And Then They Burn the Sea, the country’s first Oscar-qualified film in consideration for an Academy Award.
How to Dance through College
In an interview with Dance Magazine, Maia Sauer ’22 shares her advice for navigating four years of college as a dance student.