Books & Literary Life
Literary criticism, author interviews, and book culture from within and beyond Harvard.
How Adam Ehrlich Sachs Writes Absurd and Beautiful Fiction
The Gretel and the Great War author on how the Lampoon derailed his science career—and set him on a literary path.
by Eric Olson
Ross Douthat’s conservative conservatism, a profile by Lydialyle Gibson
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat’s journey through American decadence and upheaval
Lorenzo Tañada
Brief life of a Philippine patriot: 1898-1992
Bill Keenan ’09 Releases Hockey Movie
Bill Keenan ’09 brings his first book onto the screen.
Excerpt from “Exercised,” by Daniel E. Lieberman
A biological anthropologist explains why and how exercise works to combat senescence.
Constitutional scholar Noah Feldman profiled by Lincoln Caplan
Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman’s constitutionalism is a branch of the humanities.
Excerpt from “Higher Education,” by Derek Bok
Derek Bok on curriculum reform
Profile of novelist and TV doctor Ian K. Smith
Ian K. Smith’s turn toward detective fiction
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Megha Majumdar's debut novel, “A Burning,” tackles inequality and violence
The Harvard graduate, who grew up in Kolkata, mines the India of her childhood for a tale with modern resonance.
Michael Sandel’s “The Tyranny of Merit” reviewed by Spencer Lenfield
Michael Sandel makes the case against meritocracy.