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.
Stephen Greenblatt and other Harvardians are finalists for National Book Awards
The Cogan University Professor's recent book, and works by other Harvard authors, reach the finals of the prestigious competition.
Walter Isaacson, Harvard Overseer, wrote the official biography of Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson ’74 wrote the official biography of the Apple co-founder, to be released October 24.
Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband on beliefs and medical choices
In Your Medical Mind, Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband write about beliefs and medical choices.
A Contest for Supremacy: Aaron L. Friedberg on the Sino-American rivalry
Aaron L. Friedberg writes that the U.S.-China power balance is a cause for concern.
Andy Borowitz helps the Library of America boost American humor
A new anthology of humorous writing joins the shelf of illustrious literary classics.
Seamus Heaney introduces an anniversary album
Seamus Heaney introduces an anniversary album.
Reading at Harvard, and in ancient Rome
Reading at the College, and in ancient Rome
Edward Steinfeld reviews Ezra Vogel’s new biography of China's Deng Xiaopeng
Ezra Vogel’s monumental biography of Deng Xiaopeng, the doctrinaire pragmatist who modernized China.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections.
Excerpt from “New Directions in Financial Services Regulation”
An ode to transparency