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
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
Bill Keenan ’09 Releases Hockey Movie
Bill Keenan ’09 brings his first book onto the screen.
Excerpt from “Higher Education,” by Derek Bok
Derek Bok on curriculum reform
Profile of novelist and TV doctor Ian K. Smith
Ian K. Smith’s turn toward detective fiction
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Profile of Megha Majumdar and her smash debut novel, “A Burning”
Megha Majumdar’s novel of India resonates in the United States.
Michael Sandel’s “The Tyranny of Merit” reviewed by Spencer Lenfield
Michael Sandel makes the case against meritocracy.