Books & Literary Life
Literary criticism, author interviews, and book culture from within and beyond Harvard.
Tara Menon’s Debut Novel Combines Friendship, Grief, and Climate Disaster
The popular Harvard English professor published Under Water this spring.
Harvard poets celebrated at a dramatic live reading
Showcasing works from the past century-plus
Harvard library staffers protest after possible layoffs are announced
The threat of library staff layoffs, absent details, leads to consternation and protests.
Amanda Claybaugh, explicator of the nineteenth-century novel
Meet the expert on nineteenth-century novels and reformist writings.
Rare 1776 U.S. flag displayed; Motif No. 1 celebrated in new book
A star-spangled Colonial find and a book honoring Motif No. 1
Stephen Greenblatt, Tracy K. Smith win Pulitzers in general nonfiction, poetry
The professor wins for general nonfiction, the 1994 alumna for poetry; two former Nieman Fellows also honored.
The Red Book, Deborah Copaken Kogan's novel set at a Harvard class reunion
In a new novel, Deborah Copaken Kogan ’88 explores mid-life College reunions.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Derek Bok, Kay Ryan at the 2012 Harvard Phi Beta Kappa exercises
Derek Bok and Kay Ryan featured at the 2012 Phi Beta Kappa exercises
Jasanoff, Pearlman, Silvers win National Book Critics Circle honors
Harvard affiliates Jasanoff, Pearlman, Silvers recognized
Excerpt from "The Great Divergence" by Timothy Noah
Excerpt from The Great Divergence by Timothy Noah ’80