Students & Alumni
Famous Comedian, “Dangerous” Playwright
Ubiquitous on film and TV, Wallace Shawn writes plays that pack the house—with 20.
by Craig Lambert
Getting to Know Wallace Shawn
Interviews, a reading from a play, and a memorable scene from The Princess Bride.
“You’re, At Best, a Punk”
Learning the rules of life in prison: an excerpt from the memoir of former prison librarian Avi Steinberg ’02
Enterprising Women
Stephanie Kaplan, Windsor Hanger, and Annie Wang founded and run the popular Internet site Her Campus.
by Sarah Berlow
Independent Historian
Daniel Rasmussen's new book rescues the forgotten facts of the largest slave revolt in U.S. history.
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
Space Architect
Constance Adams seeks creative solutions for extreme problems, and new ideas for this planet.
by Madeleine Schwartz
Books behind Bars
Avi Steinberg's memoir of life as a prison librarian
by Nell Porter-Brown
Kermit Roosevelt
Brief life of a Harvard conspirator: 1916-2000
by Gwen Kinkead
Storytelling with Sondheim
Librettist John Weidman writes books for the best.
by Jesse Kornbluth
Dark Beauty
A tense thriller, with ballerinas
by Craig Lambert