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Must-Read Harvard Books Winter 2025

From aphorisms to art heists to democracy’s necessary conditions 

by Gabriella Gage

Yamamoto's installation, made of 20 orange tubes that stretch from floor to ceiling in a white room.

Making Space

The natural history of Junko Yamamoto’s art and architecture

by Nina Pasquini

Image of American Eagle crashing into a whirlpool

Democracy Endangered

American democracy endangered by minority rule

crowd of people dancing on Mykonos in 1955

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

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Living the Science Fiction Fantasy

Novelist Catherine Asaro’s space operas

by Lydialyle Gibson

A woman with a backpack and a cup of coffee in a forest with fake snow and a small horse-drawn wagon.

Behind the Scenes

The quirky surrealism of production designer Sue Chan

by Stuart Miller

Bronze sculpture of a winged face and torso stands in a lush green garden

Thinking Archaically

The earthly permanence of Romolo Del Deo’s sculpture

by Jacob Sweet

Ruth Simmons as a young graduate

Educational Ascent

Ruth Simmons on her ascent from sharecropper’s daughter to scholar

Reviving Black Classical Music

Pianist Gerry Bryant highlights black composers.

by Max J. Krupnick

Photographic portrait of Virginia Woolf

Shakespeare’s Uncanny Presence

Marjorie Garber explores the bard’s influence on the Bloomsbury Group.

Inclusive Design, Incisive Art

Amy Yoshitsu’s vision for change

by Claire Zulkey