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.
Alex Dumas, inspiration for "The Count of Monte Cristo," by Tom Reiss
Brief life of the soldier who inspired The Count of Monte Cristo: 1762-1806
by Tom Reiss
Evan Thomas's biography of President Eisenhower
In Evan Thomas's new biography, President Eisenhower emerges as a canny nuclear strategist.
Recent books by John Updike, George Vaillant, Marjorie Garber, and others
Recent books by John Updike, Marjorie Garber, George Vaillant, Thomas McGraw, and others with Harvard connections
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Ellen Faran and Gita Manaktala of MIT Press
Ellen Faran ’73 and Gita Manaktala ’87 advance knowledge through publishing.
Harvard professor and poet Jorie Graham wins Forward Poetry Prize
The poet's book Places won the 2012 Forward prize for a poetry collection.
Harvard’s long-closed Social Museum promoted progressive values
Harvard’s long-closed Social Museum promoted progressive values.
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Andrea Louise Campbell reviews The Unheavenly Chorus, on skewed political power
Andrea Louise Campbell reviews The Unheavenly Chorus, by Kay Lehman Schlozman, Sidney Verba, and Henry E. Brady.
Recent books by John Palfrey, E.O. Wilson, George Church, and others
Interoperability, rebuilding New Orleans, the Brothers Grimm, and other books with Harvard connections