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Must-Read Harvard Books Winter 2025
From aphorisms to art heists to democracy’s necessary conditions
Rage, reborn: profile of guitarist Tom Morello
With his supergroup Prophets of Rage, the musician faces down a president.
Excerpt from “The Known Citizen” by Sarah E. Igo
A sweeping history of the idea of privacy in America
“Next steps”: profile of Paul Taylor dancer Madelyn Ho
Madelyn Ho pursued two tracks: modern dance, and getting her M.D.
Not “Mickey Mousing”: the rigors of accompanying silent films
Three pianists making silent film sing
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Recent books with Harvard connections
Book review: “A Terrible Country” is a cold, welcome wind
Keith Gessen’s second novel deftly interweaves politics and personal history.
Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Claire Chase, flutist and Harvard professor, profiled by Lucy Caplan
How flutist Claire Chase signals a key change for Harvard’s music department
by Lucy Caplan
Open Book: Excerpt from “Tyrant,” by Stephen Greenblatt
Stephen Greenblatt mines Shakespeare to interpret modern times.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections