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
The Layered Histories in Black Family Keepsakes
Tiya Miles traces a mother and daughter’s story through a cotton sack.
A Surfing Author’s Children’s Book
In the swim with Bonnie Tsui
Arabic translator Marilyn Booth
Marilyn Booth translates Arabic literature for Anglophone readers.
Novelist Maggie Shipstead and “Great Circle”
Maggie Shipstead’s time-spanning, globe-circling new novel
by Dan Kelly
al-Hariri, a master storyteller
Brief life of a master storyteller
An intellectual history of the Cold War era
In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.
An innovative gate for Harvard Yard
At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard
by Jacob Sweet
A monumental book reveals a monumental work of art
Nicholas Callaway publishes the Sistine Chapel in closeup.
“Lone Stars”—an HLS grad’s semi-autobiographical debut novel
Fiction about “the power that comes to us when we uncloset ourselves”
Profile of Radhika Jones
Radhika Jones at the helm of Vanity Fair