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.
Dan Chiasson's Poetry and Criticism
Poet-critic Dan Chiasson and The Math Campers
Review of Martin Puchner’s “The Language of Thieves”
A German American scholar is unsettled by an ancestor’s secret.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Gifts for the arts
Holiday gifts that support the arts
Profile of novelist and TV doctor Ian K. Smith
Ian K. Smith’s turn toward detective fiction
Profile of Megha Majumdar and her smash debut novel, “A Burning”
Megha Majumdar’s novel of India resonates in the United States.
Boston Book Festival
A literary festival for children and adults
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong
Callimachus
Brief life of a multifaceted poet: c. 310 B.C.E. - c. 240 B.C.E.
by Stephanie Burt , Mark Payne
Author Gabrielle Zevin profiled by Nell Porter Brown
A prescient novelist is hopeful that “after great change, amazing things can happen.”