Books & Literary Life
Literary criticism, author interviews, and book culture from within and beyond Harvard.
Making Money Funny
Matt Levine’s spunky Bloomberg column
by Max J. Krupnick
Chapter and Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Grow Up!
A philosopher’s take on individuals and maturity, in a world of institutions
by Harry R. Lewis
An Oxford Efflorescence
The literary flowering of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, et al.
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Line by Line
Poet and translator David Ferry
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
A Conversation with Tracy K. Smith ’94
The poet discusses her newest book, the memoir Ordinary Light.
by Sophia Nguyen
Atticus Lish ’93 Wins PEN/Faulkner Award
He is honored for his debut novel, Preparation for the Next Life.
A New Life for Heaney’s Home at Harvard
Adams House members, past and present, dedicate a suite to the Irish poet who lived among them.
by Sophia Nguyen
Sven Beckert Wins Bancroft Prize in History
His Empire of Cotton: A Global History puts slavery in an international context.
by Jonathan Shaw
Open Book: Discerning a Blink
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tracy K. Smith ’94 crafts a memoir.