Stephanie Bastek

Stephanie Bastek is the senior editor of the Scholar and the producer/host of the Smarty Pants podcast.

A Strange Business

A brief excerpt from James Hamilton’s new history of art dealership

By Stephanie Bastek | Monday September 14, 2015

South Toward Home

A brief excerpt from a new book by Margaret Eby

By Stephanie Bastek | Wednesday September 9, 2015

A Victorian Mystery No More

By Stephanie Bastek | Monday September 7, 2015

Latest Readings

A brief excerpt from Clive James’s new collection of essays

By Stephanie Bastek | Tuesday September 1, 2015

Pedigree

A brief excerpt from Nobel prizewinner Patrick Modiano’s memoir

By Stephanie Bastek | Tuesday August 25, 2015

Mindware

A brief excerpt from Richard E. Nisbett’s new book

By Stephanie Bastek | Thursday August 20, 2015

The Phi Beta Kappa Awards Short List

Fifteen books are in the running for three $10,000 awards

By Stephanie Bastek | Wednesday August 19, 2015

The Meaning of the Library

A brief excerpt from a new collection of essays, edited by Alice Crawford

By Stephanie Bastek | Thursday August 6, 2015

Kinship and Contradictions

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday December 13, 2024

Overconsumed

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday November 29, 2024

American Horror Story

By Stephanie Bastek | Thursday October 31, 2024

The Writing on the Wall

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday October 18, 2024

This Woman’s Work

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday October 4, 2024

Queen of the Night

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday September 20, 2024

A Toothsome Tale

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday September 6, 2024

A Rebel to Remember

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday August 23, 2024

Going for Gold

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday August 9, 2024

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