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
Recent books with Harvard connections
Fireflies, dating and love, growing old, and other recent books with Harvard connections
“The Rise and Fall of American Growth,” reviewed by Shane Greenstein
Definitive economic history—and a debatable, despairing forecast
Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Dustin Tingley on the domestic politics of foreign policy
Political scientists demystify unseen institutional tensions.
Harvard public health dean, museum director, more
A new dean for public health, a new director for the art museums, and more
Political theorist Danielle Allen is profiled by Spencer Lenfield
Danielle Allen’s mission to return equality to the heart of American democracy
Toni Morrison concludes Norton Lecture series on race and literature
This week, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison concluded her Norton Lecture series on race and literature—and made a presidential endorsement.
Stephen Owen translates the complete works of Chinese poet Du Fu into English
Conant University Professor Stephen Owen spent 10 years translating the poet’s 1,400 surviving poems.
Harvard alumna teaches humanities at West Point
Elizabeth D. Samet ’91 melds literature and leadership in her classes for the cadets.
Jerome Groopman guides Harvard students to insights from narratives of illness
The students in Jerome Groopman’s “Insights from Narratives of Illness” wrestle with the profound.