Books & Literary Life
Literary criticism, author interviews, and book culture from within and beyond Harvard.
In her memoir All That's Unseen, Emilee Hackney explores religion, friendship, and home.
Embroidered book cover at Houghton Library honors Charles II
Embroidery fit for a prince
Derek Bok on reforming higher ed
Derek Bok and other scholars weigh in on improving universities and colleges—and why that’s hard to do.
Seeing the the Invisible World of Microbes
On Earth, microbes run the show.
Excerpt from “Forged in Crisis,” by Nancy Koehn
The Business School’s Nancy Koehn analyzes the personal stakes that propel leaders.
Malka Older’s global sci-fi
Sci-fi meets the political thriller.
Recent books with Harvard connections
John Kenneth Galbraith’s letters, Linda Greenhouse, color in art, and more
Library of Congress names Harvard alumna Tracy K. Smith as new Poet Laureate
The announcement comes at a busy time for the writer, who is at work on two operas and will soon publish her fifth verse collection, Wade in the Water.
"Poetry, Voiced": diving into the sound archive of the Woodberry Poetry Room
In the Woodberry Poetry Room, a landmark audio collection waits to be heard.
Tahmima Anam's "The Bones of Grace" excavates history and family
Tahmima Anam’s Bengal trilogy finds a resting place.
Open Book: An excerpt from “Pedagogues and Protestors” by Conrad Edick Wright
The diary of a “unexceptional collegian”—attending class, or not