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.
Llosa Nobel literature
The writer was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree in 1999.
A new history of Design Research, written by Jane Thompson
A new history of Design Research remembers how the store brought modern design to Harvard Square and the United States.
Melanie Thernstrom's "The Pain Chronicles" explores chronic pain
A new book by Melanie Thernstrom ’87 explores chronic pain, in the author's own life, across societies, and through history.
Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow's summer reading list
Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow discusses what's on her reading list, as well as the line between professional and pleasure reading, and her family's literary history.
Random House wins literary standoff with Andrew Wylie's agency
Random House publishers has won a battle with literary agent Andrew Wylie over e-book rights.
Thich Nhat Hanh and Lilian Cheung apply mindfulness techniques to eating
Applying ancient Buddhist mindfulness techniques to eating in the modern world
Excerpt from "Nurturing Children and Families," a tribute to T. Berry Brazelton
Pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton's breakthrough in understanding newborns as complex, capable beings
Prolific writer Francine Prose
Francine Prose writes fiction and nonfiction in many forms. With an audio clip of the author discussing her writing process.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Excerpt from "Because It Is Wrong," by Charles and Gregory Fried
Father and son, lawyer and philosopher debate torture, surveillance, and presidential power