Melissa Rizzo, Editor in Chief@mrizzo_courant In mid-August, Associate Professor of Linguistics at Columbia University, Dr. John McWhorter, published a New York Times article titled “How
Tag: Literature
Literature of the Holocaust: the class that analyzes and looks beyond cultural tragedies
Abby Weiss @aweisscourant In English class, many students feel that analyzing stories such as Holden Caulfield’s or Odysseus’s has no significance on their everyday lives.
An open letter to Albert Camus
Emilia Savini Editor-in-chief @ESaviniCourant Dear Albert Camus, While existentialism is certainly not a “light subject”, I was very eager to learn about this challenging philosophical
John Green: The Biggest Nerd of Them All
Isabel Lawrence
Reporter
Though he is a New York Times best selling author, has been published in more than twelve languages, is the winner of the Michael L. Printz Award in 2006 and the Edgar Award in 2009, and was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist not once but twice, John Green is not widely known. Other authors such as J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer bring instant Potter and vampire connections to mind; but to many, John Green draws a blank. This up and coming author, however, is gaining speed and quickly making a name for himself in the young adult (YA) literature world.