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
As Many Books as Possible Short of Bankruptcy
At its centennial, Harvard University Press continues publishing books, while vastly expanding its digital products.
by Christopher Reed
The Annotated Falcon
An item in the history of note-taking
by Christopher Reed
Seeing and Observing
The "Literally Psyched" columnist on Sherlock Holmes, perception, and mental prowess
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Soldiers’ Biographer
Rachel Cox ’74 pays written tribute to an uncle and his friends with Into Dust and Fire: Five Young Americans Who Went First to Fight the Nazi Army.
by Jean Martin
Blessed Unexpectedly
Tennessee Williams, Mother Teresa…and Gore Vidal
Bon Anniversaire
Julia is feted in her centenary year.
by Christopher Reed
Chapter and Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections