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
Robert Frank at the Addison Gallery, Andover, Massachusetts
“Robert Frank: The Americans,” at the Addison Gallery of American Art
Paul Farmer on the West Africa Ebola Epidemic
The 2014 epidemic was rooted in centuries of exploitation and war, Paul Farmer argues.
See Their Faces
Confronting “some of the most challenging images in the history of photography”
Publishing The Harvard Advocate Despite the Pandemic
The coronavirus delays—but can’t stop—the revered literary magazine.
Excerpt from Mirim Udel’s book “Honey on the Page”
Miriam Udel’s passion for children and Yiddish children’s literature
Review of Martin Puchner’s “The Language of Thieves”
A German American scholar is unsettled by an ancestor’s secret.
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Review of new Putnam and Garrett book, “The Upswing,” by Idrees Kahloon
In search of optimism, a sweeping interpretation of American social history
Gifts for the arts
Holiday gifts that support the arts