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.
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.
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
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
Reality fiction: the delightful fullness of Elif Batuman's “The Idiot”
Elif Batuman’s novel The Idiot reflects on her Harvard freshman year.
Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Wordsworth seen anew and other recent books
Wordsworth seen anew, and other recent books
Adam Kirsch on Megan Marshall’s Elizabeth Bishop biography
Adam Kirsch reviews Megan Marshall’s biography of poet Elizabeth Bishop.
by Adam Kirsch