Books & Literary Life
Literary criticism, author interviews, and book culture from within and beyond Harvard.
The Artist Edward Gorey—and Pets—at Harvard
Winter exhibits at Houghton Library
Arabic translator Marilyn Booth
Marilyn Booth translates Arabic literature for Anglophone readers.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Secretaries’ role in history of information
From a huge new book on the history of information, an excerpt on the role of secretaries
An intellectual history of the Cold War era
In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.
An innovative gate for Harvard Yard
At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard
by Jacob Sweet
A monumental book reveals a monumental work of art
Nicholas Callaway publishes the Sistine Chapel in closeup.
Excerpt from “Shoddy,” by Hanna Rose Shell
“From Devil’s Dust to the Renaissance of Rags”—a surprising account of scrap
Excerpt from “The WEIRDEST People in the World,” by Joseph Henrich
Reinterpreting the distinctive psychology of the human West
“Lone Stars”—an HLS grad’s semi-autobiographical debut novel
Fiction about “the power that comes to us when we uncloset ourselves”
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections