Esther Yi

May 3, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Marguerite Duras |Mike Fu |Katie Kitamura |Esther Yi

Reading Lists Characters experiencing geographical and emotional displacement who redefine their relationships, and themselves, on new grounds I have spent nearly all my adult life living in foreign countries. That includes working, dating, marrying, and now—parenting abroad. Aside from the potential challenges of language and geography, what it means for a woman to be in a foreign land is to understand and navigate the joys and threats of womanhood particular to another culture. A woman...

Dec 22, 2023 | electricliterature.com | Esther Yi |Jen Beagin |Sheena M Patel |Jo Lou

Reading Lists These characters are in love with people who don't know they even exist Even years after the fact, I am still too embarrassed to admit the identity of my first love. But I will tell you this: I wanted him to be my father, my son, my best friend, my brother. I knew his blood type, his birthmarks. What he was doing that summer on a yacht in Italy. When I am in love, he is my everything. He’s the only thing left on my TikTok fyp. He’s the reason my wallet is empty. At night, before...

Dec 20, 2023 | thestackspodcast.com | Esther Yi |Adam Vitcavage

2 weeks ago New York Times Book Review editor MJ Franklin and Debutiful‘s Adam Vitcavage join The Stacks for our annual best books of the year episode. We reveal our personal picks for the ten best books of 2023, and predict trends we anticipate for 2024. Plus, we discuss all the books we’re most looking forward to reading in the new year. The Stacks Book Club selection for December is Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

Dec 12, 2023 | news.uchicago.edu | Esther Yi

Do you need a gift idea for the reader in your life? Tired of scrolling for something to watch over the break? Let your search end here. UChicago News asked the 2023 winners of the annual Glenn and Claire Swogger Award for Exemplary Classroom Teaching, the Wayne C. Booth Prize for Excellence in Teaching and for the books and movies they’d like to share.

Oct 25, 2023 | bookriot.com | Esther Yi |Erica Ezeifedi

I thought it was too early for winter holiday-themed book covers, but Bookshop.org decided to get even froggier and drop their best-of-the-year book list. Since last year, it seems like The Book People have started seeing who can release their end-of-the-year book lists first (Barnes & Noble had released theirs October 10th, even). This year, Bookshop.org has beat them all.