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Must-Read Harvard Books Winter 2025

From aphorisms to art heists to democracy’s necessary conditions 

by Gabriella Gage

Landscape Architect Julie Bargmann Transforming Forgotten Urban Sites

Julie Bargmann and her D.I.R.T. Studio give new life to abandoned mines, car plants, and more.

by Claire Zulkey

A (Truly) Naked Take on Second-Wave Feminism

Playwright Bess Wohl’s Liberation opens on Broadway.

by Stuart Miller

Parks and Rec Comedy Writer Aisha Muharrar Gets Serious about Grief

With Loved One, the Harvard grad and Lampoon veteran makes her debut as a novelist.

by Stuart Miller

Civil Rights in the American West

A new book chronicles one man’s quest for a Black state.

Being Undocumented in America

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s writing aims to challenge assumptions. 

by Nina Pasquini

New Books with Harvard Connections

From TikTok to hip hop to the solar revolution

by Gabriella Gage

Bringing Korean Stories to Life

Composer Julia Riew writes the musicals she needed to see.

by Max J. Krupnick

Filmmaker John Armstrong’s Adventure Documentaries

Filmmaker John Armstrong’s “outdoor adventures” find the human spirit.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Will the U.S. Dollar Always Be So Powerful?

The preeminence of U.S. currency at risk

Harvard Summer Reading Picks | 2025

The wealth gap, shamanism, the life of David Nathan, and more