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John Brogan recently published In Reflection of Nature.

Student publishes book about nature’s restorative power

Abby Assmus, Staff Reporter October 9, 2015

John Brogan, 22, is a fourth-year cognitive science major and works at the Office for Sustainability. Recently, he wrote a book titled “In Reflection of Nature.” The memoir tells the stories of Brogan’s...

Mindy Kalings new book covers everything from sororities to pop culture.

Mindy Kaling on life and Hollywood

Abby Assmus, Staff Reporter September 25, 2015

Mindy Kaling, star and creator of “The Mindy Project,” writes about her life since her new show and her first book in “Why Not Me?” In her first book, “Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? (And...

“Go Set a Watchman” a disappointing follow-up to an American classic

Abby Assmus, Staff Reporter August 21, 2015

“To Kill a Mockingbird,” the classic high school required reading novel, is one of the only books that many students remember enjoying in English class. Although students in high school, and sometimes...

Blooming ideas

Sierra Blanton, Staff Reporter April 17, 2015

On Friday April 10, the Department of English presented the new set of senior capstones for Spring 2015. Professor Maggie Vinter, the current instructor for the senior capstone this semester, welcomed...

Rhyme time

Janet Lanman, Staff Reporter April 10, 2015

While Case Western Reserve University isn’t exactly known for its passion for the arts, the Case Reserve Review (CRR) strives to enrich this campus with its literary and photographic journal. The semesterly...

“Lady of the Eternal City” takes readers on ancient Rome adventure

Chrismaly Vidal, Contributing Reporter April 9, 2015

How does a story filled with love, betrayal and more twists than you can count sound? A little too much like an episode of “Desperate Housewives?” Well what if I told you that this novel also happens...

“Be the lobster”

Nardine Taleb, Contributing Reporter November 26, 2014

Do you have the courage? This is the question Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love" and "The Signature of All Things" asked her audience on Monday, Nov. 17 at the Writers Center Stage program,...

Local teen publishes novel about bullying

Aneeka Ayyar, Staff Reporter October 31, 2014

When he was 10 years old, Brett Brown decided that he wanted to write a book. Now, at only seventeen, he has already published his first novel, “Haley’s Comet,” a story about bullying, growing up,...

Dennis Lehane’s blood sport

Nardine Taleb, Contributing Reporter October 31, 2014

Dennis Lehane’s talk on Thursday, Oct. 23, had the audience guffawing in their seats. Not only is the thriller-novelist responsible for writing several adored books like “Shutter Island” and “The...

The CWRU ghost researcher

Alex Clarke, Staff Reporter October 17, 2014

Michele Hanks went from crying on Disney World’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride, to sitting by “the hanging tree” at Chillingham Castle in England, in the middle of the night. Alone, her eyes and...

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