Books & Literary Life

Literary criticism, author interviews, and book culture from within and beyond Harvard.

These Harvard Mountaineers Braved Denali’s Wall of Ice

John Graham’s Denali Diary documents a dangerous and historic climb.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Being Undocumented in America

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s writing aims to challenge assumptions. 

by Nina Pasquini

New Books with Harvard Connections

From TikTok to hip hop to the solar revolution

by Gabriella Gage

Bringing Korean Stories to Life

Composer Julia Riew writes the musicals she needed to see.

by Max J. Krupnick

Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival

Without Christopher Marlowe, there might not have been a Bard.

by Nina Pasquini

Matt Levine's Bloomberg Finance Column Makes Money Funny

Matt Levine’s spunky Bloomberg column

by Max J. Krupnick

Will the U.S. Dollar Always Be So Powerful?

The preeminence of U.S. currency at risk

Harvard Summer Reading Picks | 2025

The wealth gap, shamanism, the life of David Nathan, and more

David Leo Rice on 'The Berlin Wall'

David Leo Rice explores the strange, unseen forces shaping our world.

by Nina Pasquini

A Magna Carta at Harvard Law School

A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment. 

by Nina Pasquini

The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes Announced

Winners across five categories, from commentary on Gaza to criticism on public architecture

by Olivia Farrar