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.
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.
Toni Morrison speaks at Harvard, on slavery and "the literature of belonging"
The distinguished writer delivered the first of six lectures on slavery, racism, and “the literature of belonging.”
Ross Gay Finds the Right Ground at the Radcliffe Institute
What “unabashed gratitude” means for a black poet
E.O. Wilson on mammalian evolution
A long-time Harvard professor on why the human species ought to be a little humble
Harvard alumni musicians Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang are profiled
The many pursuits of musicians Damon & Naomi
Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Susan Dunn reviews Jefferson biography by Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf
Thomas Jefferson's “fractal” view of American self-governance
by Susan Dunn