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.

by Lydialyle Gibson

American Citizenship Through Photography

How photographs promote social justice

by Nina Pasquini

A New Norton Anthology of World Literature Reimagines the Global Literary Tradition

A new Norton Anthology, edited by Harvard’s Martin Puchner, reimagines the global literary tradition. 

by Nina Pasquini

A New Chapter for Harvard Arts

The Office for the Arts turns 50, and its longtime director steps down.

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Evolution of Human Fathers

Exploring the evolutionary biology of human fathers as caretakers

by Richard G. Bribiescas

Off the Shelf

Nicholas Kristof reporting, why voting matters, becoming famous, and more in books

What Does it Mean to be a Progressive Jew Today?

How should Progressive Jews reconcile the changing nature of Israel today as state and ideal?

In Egypt, Doors Closing

Leslie T. Change ’91 explores the lives of three women in the Egyptian textile industry.

Civil War American Writer and Abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier

Homes of the poet and abolitionist, whose verses were said to have inspired Abraham Lincoln. 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Making the Public Record Public

Harvard legal database released

by Max J. Krupnick

Spellbound on Stage

Actor and young adult novelist Aislinn Brophy

by Lydialyle Gibson