Stephanie Bastek

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

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

Ahead of the Curve?

By Stephanie Bastek | Monday June 8, 2015

Doomed to Re-Tweet It

By Stephanie Bastek | Wednesday March 4, 2015

Wat Wreck

By Stephanie Bastek | Wednesday December 10, 2014

The Snow Maiden

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday January 2, 2026

The Midwife of Black Nationalism

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday December 12, 2025

Ground Truths

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday November 21, 2025

The Dangerous Dead

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday October 31, 2025

For the Love of Foraging

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday October 17, 2025

From Sofia to Chicago

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday October 3, 2025

Why the Bronx Burned

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday September 12, 2025

The Art of Doing Politics

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday August 15, 2025

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