Montage
On the Margins
Filmmaker John Armstrong’s “outdoor adventures” find the human spirit.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
“Kingmaker” to Gatekeeper
Stephanie Burt ’94 is the kind of poetry critic who provokes anger in other poetry critics.
by Tara Wanda Merrigan
Believe It or Not!
From the Missouri Compromise to the 2016 election, Kevin Young's Bunk takes stock of American hoaxes, con men, and race fantasies.
by Niela Orr
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Up Close
Composer Ashley Fure wants people to listen to noise.
by Jennifer Gersten
Leaders Born in Darkness
The Business School’s Nancy Koehn analyzes the personal stakes that propel leaders.
Bards of America
Historical plays for a nation “stuck in the middle”
by Lydialyle Gibson
“Patchwork Futures”
Sci-fi meets the political thriller.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Off the Shelf
John Kenneth Galbraith’s letters, Linda Greenhouse, color in art, and more
Always Leaning Into Wrongdoing
Stephen Greenblatt explores the myths and meanings of Adam and Eve.
by Elizabeth Stoke