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 Anne Harrington’s “Mind Fixers”
A history of psychiatry’s troubled search for the biology of mental illness
Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Naturalist Mark W. Moffett, author of “The Human Swarm”
Naturalist Mark W. Moffett investigates insects—and now, evolving human societies.
Min Jin Lee on Her New Novel and Writing about the Korean Diaspora
“I worry a great deal about how Koreans are perceived,” the author says.
“Binstead’s Safari” and the continuing appeal of novelist Rachel Ingalls
The continuing appeal of novelist Rachel Ingalls
by Olivia Munk
Excerpt from “When Your Child Is Sick,” by Joanna Breyer
Navigating the challenges of caring for a child who is very ill
Paolo Pasco and the art of making crosswords
Paolo Pasco and the art of making crosswords
by Oset Babür
Excerpt from “How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration”
Unpacking “what art does to us”
Mark Dery on Edward Gorey, reviewed by Spencer Lee Lenfield
An idiosyncratic new biography of Edward Gorey
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections