Stephanie Bastek

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

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

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

To the Manor Born

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 10, 2026

The Geek Squad

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday June 12, 2026

For Better or for Wurst

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday May 15, 2026

Safe From Sin

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday April 17, 2026

Hue and Cry

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday April 3, 2026

Shotgun Ornithology

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday March 20, 2026

Eulogy for a Yenta

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday March 6, 2026

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