Books & Literary Life
Literary criticism, author interviews, and book culture from within and beyond Harvard.
Being Undocumented in America
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s writing aims to challenge assumptions.
Excerpt from “Higher Education,” by Derek Bok
Derek Bok on curriculum reform
Profile of novelist and TV doctor Ian K. Smith
Ian K. Smith’s turn toward detective fiction
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Profile of Megha Majumdar and her smash debut novel, “A Burning”
Megha Majumdar’s novel of India resonates in the United States.
Michael Sandel’s “The Tyranny of Merit” reviewed by Spencer Lenfield
Michael Sandel makes the case against meritocracy.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Boston Book Festival
A literary festival for children and adults
Harvard University Press releases “Racism in America: A Reader”
Harvard University Press releases a new book, Racism in America: A Reader, free online.
Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?
Historian Alexander Keyssar on why the unpopular institution has prevailed
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong