Coco Mellors’s Novel Blue Sisters Should be Your Next Read
I was completely engrossed with Coco Mellor’s novel Blue Sisters from the opening lines: “True sisterhood, the kind where you…
Literature
English Department Introduces New AP Literature Course
During the 2025-2026 school year, Dana Hall introduced a new AP Literature and Composition course called Diamonds Formed Under Pressure:…
Misleading covers lead to sexually explicit books in the hands of young readers
The cover of Icebreaker is a cutesy cartoon. With a figure skater in a cute pink and purple dress next…
First Lie Wins Should Be Your Next Read
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston was published in January 2024. The novel is a fast-paced thriller that is engaging…
Dr Bucci: Dana Hall’s Resident Screenwriter
We all know Dr. Bucci, an Upper School English teacher who joined the Dana Hall faculty team twenty years ago.…
Admission’s Christopher Blackman becomes a published poet
Christopher Blackman, Dana Hall’s Admission and Financial Aid Database Manager, recently published a book of poems, Three-Day Weekend, after winning…
Me Talk Pretty One Day: Sardonic, reflective, and utterly hilarious
American humorist David Sedaris is known for his blend of autobiographical essays and wit. Me Talk Pretty One Day, published…
Dana Hall student publications have a riveting history
Dana Hall student voices have been published since the late 1800s. The first issue was published on December 15th, 1890,…
Author Kendra James discusses racial issues in boarding schools
Kendra James, author of the memoir Admissions, spoke at Dana Hall on Sunday, September 11, about her time attending a…
A passion for metaphors: Margot Singer ’80
Everyone has their passions. For some it’s food; for others it might be animals. Margot Singer ’80, on the other…