Arts & Culture
Explore Harvard’s vibrant arts scene—from campus exhibitions and theater to cultural analysis and literary reviews. Discover how creativity shapes the Harvard experience.
Novelist Lev Grossman on Why Fantasy Isn’t About Escapism
The Magicians author discusses his influences, from Harvard to King Arthur to Tolkien.
by Eric Olson
For the Homies
In José Olivarez’s poetry, the political is personal.
by Josie Abugov
The 2023 Pulitzer Prizes
Carl Phillips and Hua Hsu honored in poetry and memoir
The Eviction of the Bow & Arrow Press
The Adams House space that gave the letterpress studio its name will become a student common room.
Stories of a Not-So-Distant War
Novelist V.V. Ganeshananthan on writing diasporic fiction
by Bailey Trela
From War Zones to the North Shore
A new novel from foreign correspondent Wendell Steavenson
The “Harvard Novel” Enters the Twenty-first Century
On Elif Batuman’s fictions
by Beth Blum
Celeste Ng debuts new novel
“Our Missing Hearts” embodies the author’s hope that storytelling can be an agent of change.
Three Alumni Named as National Book Award Finalists
An historian, a poet, and a translator
A Long Night's Journey in Palestine
William Tamplin, Ph.D. ’20, on the lyricism and secrecy of an Arabic literary pioneer
Wendy Lesser's "Threepenny Review:
The revered literary magazine editor discusses the writing (and reading) life.