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
Naturalist Mark W. Moffett, author of “The Human Swarm”
Naturalist Mark W. Moffett investigates insects—and now, evolving human societies.
Min Jin Lee on Her New Novel and Writing about the Korean Diaspora
“I worry a great deal about how Koreans are perceived,” the author says.
Excerpt from “When Your Child Is Sick,” by Joanna Breyer
Navigating the challenges of caring for a child who is very ill
Paolo Pasco and the Art of Making Crosswords
The Harvard undergrad—who published a puzzle in the New York Times as a high school freshman—creates clues in his spare time.
by Oset Babür
Excerpt from “How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration”
Unpacking “what art does to us”
Mark Dery on Edward Gorey, reviewed by Spencer Lee Lenfield
An idiosyncratic new biography of Edward Gorey
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
“Binstead’s Safari” and the continuing appeal of novelist Rachel Ingalls
The continuing appeal of novelist Rachel Ingalls
by Olivia Munk
The Examined Life
Why is it that so many doctors feel compelled to write, and that so many do, so compellingly?