May 1, 2001

Off the Shelf

Recent books with a Harvard accent

All That’s Unseen charts the Harvard graduate’s uneasy journey from Appalachia to Cambridge and back.

A Harvard botanist investigates mystic potions, voodoo rites, and the making of zombies.

The federal government has launched unprecedented actions against the University. Here’s a guide.

The Harvard graduate’s roundtable talk show touches on hot button issues from religion to sex.

A roundup of University news from the summer of 2026

Harvard Art Museums restores a rare glimpse of an American master.