Books & Literary Life
Literary criticism, author interviews, and book culture from within and beyond Harvard.
The Artist Edward Gorey—and Pets—at Harvard
Winter exhibits at Houghton Library
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
A Tale of Two Detectives
Lauren Mechling writes in the thriving young-adult genre.
by Paul Gleason
Seriously Funny
Ian Frazier combines an historian's discipline with an original comic mind...
Self-Definition
Joel Derfner’s new book reveals some hidden depths.
An Intimate Look at Zuckerberg and Other High-Tech Figures
Hafner writes that Lacy's "explanation of how venture capital works is instructive and clear, perhaps one of the best yet written for a general readership."
A Familiar Tale, Told With Style
Those in search of summer beach reading might pick up The Romantics, a new novel by Galt Niederhoffer ’97...
Two Musical Neighborhoods
Harvard professor Lewis Lockwood and the Julliard String Quartet have collaborated on Inside Beethoven's Quartets: History, Performance, Interpretation...
Anthologizing Yourself
Mary Jo Salter keeps her own (and others') poetry alive...
by Paul Gleason
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words...
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections...