Montage

Must-Read Harvard Books Winter 2025

From aphorisms to art heists to democracy’s necessary conditions 

by Gabriella Gage

Muralist David Fichter

David Fichter paints outdoor murals that teem with life.

Singer-cardiologist Suzie Brown

Singer-songwriter Suzie Brown, a cardiologist by training, has just released her first CD.

by Kevin Hartnett

Excerpt from Sophia Rosenfeld, "Common Sense: A Political History"

Historian Sophia Rosenfeld examines the origins of politicians' appeals to "common sense."

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Nancy Koehn reviews Louis Hyman's "Debtor Nation"

Nancy Koehn reviews Louis Hyman's Debtor Nation: The History of America in Red Ink.

by Nancy F. Koehn

Conductor Sarah Hicks moves easily between pops and classics

Conductor Sarah Hicks spans Prokofiev and the Police.

by David Menconi

In the "Tragedy of Arthur," Arthur Phillips riffs on a forged Shakespeare play

A con man, his son, and a fiction on two levels

by Amelia Atlas

Christopher Cerf, educational media creator

With sound, image, and word, Chris Cerf teaches the basics.

by Craig Lambert

Elise Paschen's career in poetry.

The Chicago poet has spread the good wordings via book, CD—and subway.

by Craig Lambert