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Must-Read Harvard Books Winter 2025
From aphorisms to art heists to democracy’s necessary conditions
“Tightrope,” by Kristof and WuDunn, reviewed by Allison Pugh
Americans diminished by “social poverty”
by Allison Pugh
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Jazz and blues bassist Matthew Berlin
Avocational bassist Matthew Berlin
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Excerpt from Adam Cohen, “Supreme Inequality”
A thumb on the scales
Profile of novelist Yangsze Choo
Malaysian-born Yangsze Choo writes novels infused with the tropical mysteries of her childhood.
Playwright Antoinette Nwandu, profiled
Playwright Antoinette Nwandu confronts race, religion, and her personal history.
Excerpt from Bernard Bailyn, “Illuminating History”
An addiction to reading
The Kuperman brothers on the move
The brothers Kuperman—choreographers, directors, and storytellers
Excerpt from Jeff Madrick, “Invisible Americans”
The world’s richest nation tolerates “basically the highest child poverty rates in the developed world.”