Stephanie Bastek

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

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

For Peat’s Sake

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday October 16, 2026

Dawn of the Brain-Dead

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday October 2, 2026

The Extreme Path

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday September 18, 2026

Call It Macaroni

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday September 4, 2026

Blades of Grass

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday August 21, 2026

The Translator Stuck

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday August 7, 2026

Riot Girls

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 24, 2026

To the Manor Born

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 10, 2026

The Geek Squad

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday June 12, 2026

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