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
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Christoph Irmscher biography of Louis Agassiz reviewed by James Hanken
The fruitful, flawed Louis Agassiz
by James Hanken
Recent books by E.O. Wilson, Ezekiel Emanuel, Elliott Abrams, and more
Recent books with Harvard connections
History of napalm origins at Harvard
A new book traces napalm's invention to Harvard—and its evolution from heroic discovery to pariah
Soman Chainani's new fantasy-adventure novel is a fairy tale for today’s world
A fairy tale for today’s world
John U. Monro, activist educator, by Toni-Lee Capossela
Brief life of an uncommon educator: 1912-2002
Inaugural poet Richard Blanco speaks to Harvard students on identity
The inaugural poet speaks about being a gay Cuban American.
Abigail Donovan and Laura Prager, pediatric psychiatrists and authors
The pediatric psychiatrists’ book depicts emergency-room experiences with mentally ill children.
Harvard University Press centennial in a digital era
At its centennial, Harvard University Press continues publishing books, while vastly expanding its digital products.
Japanese falconry preserved by note-taking
An item in the history of note-taking