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Must-Read Harvard Books Winter 2025

From aphorisms to art heists to democracy’s necessary conditions 

by Gabriella Gage

Illustration showing innovators going underground rather than assaulting an established fortress

Excerpt from Rosabeth Moss Kanter “Think Outside the Building”

In her new book, Rosabeth Moss Kanter thinks “outside the building.”

A procession of women heading toward a lake

Performance artist and activist Lena Chen

Lena Chen transforms trauma into art and performance.

by Mathilde Montpetit

Photograph of American urban life, Mulberry Street, New York, c. 1900

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Portrait photograph of mathematician and author Francis Su

Francis Su, “Mathematics for Human Flourishing,” review by Jacob Barandes

Teaching and learning math as a human endeavor

by Jacob Barandes

Singer Ali Sethi gestures toward the audience at Sanders Theatre, while students dance on stage behind him.

Ali Sethi finds his voice in classical Pakistani music

Singer Ali Sethi finds his voice in classical Pakistani music.

by Lydialyle Gibson

An image of branching red seaweed against a dark-blue background

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Photograph of President Donald Trump and Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio

Lincoln Caplan reviews “When Should Law Forgive?” by Martha Minow

…and don’t always forgive

by Lincoln Caplan

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

A magician and comedian doing a card trick with an audience member

Profile of comedian-magician Harrison Greenbaum

For Harrison Greenbaum, it began with “Pick a card….”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Photograph of Jimmy Hoffa and Chuckie O’Brien near the federal courthouse, March 1, 1964

Excerpt from Jack Goldsmith, “In Hoffa’s Shadow”

A new look at “one of the greatest unsolved crimes in American history”