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
In “Renga for Obama,” an exquisite corpse and a literary wake
Harvard Review editor Major Jackson, RI ’07, linked 200 poets in this verse tribute to the president.
Terence Davies captures Emily Dickinson's life and spirit in "A Quiet Passion"
In his film A Quiet Passion, Terence Davies illuminates Emily Dickinson’s daily life and eternal poetry.
Fahrenthold, Whitehead, and Desmond Win Pulitzer Prizes
Journalist, novelist, and social scientist honored
by Oset Babür
A natural history of Martha’s Vineyard, and other books with Harvard connections
A natural history of Martha’s Vineyard, and other books with Harvard connections
Review of Daniel Ziblatt, “Conservative Political Parties”
Scholarly lessons from Europe prove pertinent today.
Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Harvard Undergraduate columnist on exclusive organizations
The Undergraduate wrestles with The Advocate’s exclusive comp process.
Yellow Wolf's Silence: The Untold Nez Perce War Story
Brief life of a Native American witness to history: c. 1855-1935
Harvard Business professor Mihir A. Desai ties finance to the humanities
A Business School professor ties finance and humanities together.
Logic Is a Little Magazine That Asks Big Questions about the Tech Industry
Four alums foster Logic, a new magazine focusing on a complex tech world on fire.
by Oset Babür