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.
Excerpt from "Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing," by Victoria Sweet, M.D.
A doctor’s take on the destruction of medicine
Dara Horn, author of "Eternal Life," profiled
Dara Horn breathes life into classical Jewish sources.
James Madison biography by Noah Feldman reviewed by Lincoln Caplan
Lincoln Caplan reviews Noah Feldman’s The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President
Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Off the Shelf: Recent Books with Harvard Connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Father Columba Stewart of Hill Museum & Manuscript Library is profiled
A globe-trotting monk with the Benedictine “survival gene” seeks out treasured manuscripts.
Children's-book author Nancy Churnin is profiled
Nancy Churnin’s picture-book biographies for children span time and space.
by Sanya Sagar
Frank Bidart wins the 2017 National Book Award for poetry
Five other Harvardians were also honored by the National Book Foundation.
E.E. Cummings and Samuel Beck—a Harvard undergraduate recollection
What one undergraduate learned
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections