Books & Literary Life
Off the Shelf
Recent books on camping outdoors, economic opportunity, the women of NOW, and more
Life’s Blueprints
The development of developmental biology
by Jonathan Shaw
“Shotgun” Diagnosis
The virtues of inaction in delivering medical care
The New Little Magazines
Keeping literature and long-form journalism alive
by Nancy Walecki
Journey into Quabbin Reservoir’s Hidden Past
Rambling around the Quabbin Reservoir
by Nell Porter-Brown
Speaking Volumes
Glimpsing Harvard’s East Asian language materials collection
by Nell Porter-Brown
Not-So-Free Parking
New book discusses how free parking spoiled cities for walkers, drivers, and residents
by Max J. Krupnick
Saving the News—and Democracy
Should government bolster the free press?
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
Meet Harvard’s Undergraduate Authors
Dystopia, sickle cell, jazz, and wolves: four Harvard students chronicle their paths to publication.
“You Need to Move”
A vivid account of climate change and resilience