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.
Bill Keenan ’09 Releases Hockey Movie
Bill Keenan ’09 brings his first book onto the screen.
Michael Sandel’s “The Tyranny of Merit” reviewed by Spencer Lenfield
Michael Sandel makes the case against meritocracy.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Boston Book Festival
A literary festival for children and adults
Excerpt from “Exercised,” by Daniel E. Lieberman
A biological anthropologist explains why and how exercise works to combat senescence.
Constitutional scholar Noah Feldman profiled by Lincoln Caplan
Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman’s constitutionalism is a branch of the humanities.
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
Megha Majumdar's debut novel, “A Burning,” tackles inequality and violence
The Harvard graduate, who grew up in Kolkata, mines the India of her childhood for a tale with modern resonance.