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Leyla Yilmaz

Leyla Yilmaz

Leyla Yilmaz '25 is the vol. 264 Reads desk editor for the Arts & Life section. She is from Istanbul, Turkey and a prospective Biology major who enjoys frequent trips to the bookstore and collecting cacti. Contact the Daily's Arts & Life section at arts ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
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(Left to right) Olivia Rodrigo, Mitski, The Rolling Stones and Noah Kahan pictured against a yellow background with "2024" in yellow text displayed in front.

Concerts we’re anticipating this year

Alexandra Blum, Charlotte Burks, Charlotte Kearns, Brandon Rupp, Leyla Yilmaz, Blyss Cleveland, Sofia Gonzalez-Rodriguez and Cameron Duran
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Feb. 1
Reads
A drawing of a smiling ghost holds a book, "spooky books" is written above the ghost's head

The Daily’s recommended reads for spooky season

Leyla Yilmaz, Emma Kexin Wang, Hana Dao, Amistad Vanegas and Cate Burtner
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Oct. 29
Reads
A poster with a dark red background, graphics of books on the right and left corners and a graphic of a traditional Chinese temple on the top right corner.

The Daily’s bookworm bulletin: What to read this AAPI Heritage Month

Dana Chiueh, Hana Dao, Leyla Yilmaz, Kirsten Mettler, Carolyn Stein, Sarayu Pai and Anthony Martinez Rosales
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May 31
Reads
"Lately in Literature with Leyla Yilmaz" text against a background of books.

Lately in Literature: Everyday heroes and untold truths in ‘Small Things Like These’

Leyla Yilmaz
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May 16
Reads
"Lately in Literature with Leyla Yilmaz" text against a background of books.

Lately in Literature: Ronan Hession’s ‘Panenka’ is a Week 5 pick-me-up novella

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
May 1
Reads
Over a faint backdrop of open books, the text: "lately in LITERATURE with Leyla Yilmaz." "Literature" is stylized in multiple fonts over red, green, and pink rectangles, as in a collage made from magazines.

Lately in literature: How to turn shark stories into existential horror

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
April 17
Reads
Over a faint backdrop of open books, the text: "lately in LITERATURE with Leyla Yilmaz." "Literature" is stylized in multiple fonts over red, green, and pink rectangles, as in a collage made from magazines.

Lately in Literature: Grieving art in Rebecca Makkai’s ‘The Great Believers’

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
March 7, 2023
Reads
Danez Smith read from their poetry collection with a broad smile on his face in front of deep red theatre curtains in the background. They hold a yellow book and speak into a black microphone in front of them.

Students and artists preach love and resilience at Poetry Live!

Leyla Yilmaz
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Feb. 26, 2023
Reads
Over a faint backdrop of open books, the text: "lately in LITERATURE with Leyla Yilmaz." "Literature" is stylized in multiple fonts over red, green, and pink rectangles, as in a collage made from magazines.

Lately in literature: ‘Toy Story’ meets social commentary in Dorothy Tse’s ‘Owlish’

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Feb. 21, 2023
Arts & Life
Over a faint backdrop of open books, the text: "lately in LITERATURE with Leyla Yilmaz." "Literature" is stylized in multiple fonts over red, green, and pink rectangles, as in a collage made from magazines.

Lately In Literature: The poetic beauty of Fatimah Asghar’s ‘When We Were Sisters’

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Jan. 23, 2023
Arts & Life
Over a faint backdrop of open books, the text: "lately in LITERATURE with Leyla Yilmaz." "Literature" is stylized in multiple fonts over red, green, and pink rectangles, as in a collage made from magazines.

Lately in Literature: Sarah Jackson’s ‘A Bit Much’ as an ode to friendship

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Nov. 29, 2022
Reads
"Dispossessed" in the foreground with a pink and purple full moon in the background.

Dystopias, space travel and why you should vote

Leyla Yilmaz
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Nov. 3, 2022
Reads
"Lately in Literature with Leyla Yilmaz" text against a background of books.

Lately in Literature: Eastern traditions from a Western perspective in Quan Barry’s newest novel

Leyla Yilmaz
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Nov. 1, 2022
Reads
"Lately in Literature with Leyla Yilmaz" text against a background of books.

Lately in literature: Fernanda Melchor’s disturbing novel ‘Paradais’ is the new existential feminist text

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Oct. 18, 2022
Reads
Over a faint backdrop of open books, the text: "lately in LITERATURE with Leyla Yilmaz." "Literature" is stylized in multiple fonts over red, green, and pink rectangles, as in a collage made from magazines.

Lately in Literature: ‘Can women kill?’ asks Eliza Clark in debut novel, ‘Boy Parts’

Leyla Yilmaz
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Oct. 11, 2022
Arts & Life
Three books in the foreground with an orange, white, green and pink background.

Hispanic Heritage Month reads listicle ’22

Nicole Tong, Leyla Yilmaz and Cameron Duran
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Oct. 3, 2022
Arts & Life
Text says "Lately in Literature" against a multi-colored background, picture of brunette girl in the foreground

Lately in Literature: From colonialism to the 21st century in Natasha Brown’s ‘Assembly’

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
May 30, 2022
Reads
A graphic in blue and yellow with human figures. Says "Beautiful World, Where Are You"

Lately in Literature: “Beautiful World, Where Are You” searches for enchantment amid distress

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
May 1, 2022
Arts & Life
Two people stand with their backs facing each other against an orange background. The words "Anxious People" overlays the background.

Lately in Literature: Fredrik Backman’s ‘Anxious People’ is a love letter to humanity

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
March 10, 2022
Arts & Life
A landscape photo of Lagos, Nigeria. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Lately in Literature: Family against murder in ‘My Sister, The Serial Killer’

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Feb. 27, 2022
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