Books & Literary Life
Literary criticism, author interviews, and book culture from within and beyond Harvard.
Tara Menon’s Debut Novel Combines Friendship, Grief, and Climate Disaster
The popular Harvard English professor published Under Water this spring.
Excerpt from “Furious Hours,” by Casey Cep
Casey Cep’s debut book, on a murder trial and Harper Lee
Graphic novelist Amy Chu
Graphic novelist Amy Chu
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
From Susan Ware, a new story of U.S. women’s suffrage struggle
Fresh portraits of U.S. foot soldiers for women’s right to vote
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.
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