Books & Literary Life
Literary criticism, author interviews, and book culture from within and beyond Harvard.
Open Book: A New Nuclear Age
Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy’s latest book looks at the rising danger of a new arms race.
"mathematics without apologies," by Michael Harris, reviewed by Avner Ash
Two practitioners consider the enterprise of pure mathematics.
by Avner Ash
"Wonder Woman" veteran Cliff Chiang delivers an original series, "Paper Girls"
A comics artist tries his hand at a new story.
Ceridwen Dovey discusses "Only the Animals," her new book
What animals can teach us
Talking with Mia Alvar, author of “In the Country”
The fiction writer talks about her short-story collection, In the Country.
Harvard’s Houghton Library chronicles 150 years of “Alice in Wonderland”
Houghton Library exhibition chronicles 150 years of Alice in Wonderland.
by Zara Zhang
Promoting the arts and humanities at Harvard Medical School
This fall, Harvard Medical School will launch a new program to promote the arts and humanities.
by Zara Zhang
Harvard’s Robin Kelsey on photography
Robin Kelsey probes the place of photography within art.
Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
“Evolving Ourselves,” by Enriquez and Gullans, reviewed by Katherine Xue
Tall tales from biology’s Wild West
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections