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.
“You Need to Move”
A vivid account of climate change and resilience
For the Homies
In José Olivarez’s poetry, the political is personal.
by Josie Abugov
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Happenings in Hartford
Literary legacies, parks, festivals—and more
The 2023 Pulitzer Prizes
Carl Phillips and Hua Hsu honored in poetry and memoir
The Eviction of the Bow & Arrow Press
The Adams House space that gave the letterpress studio its name will become a student common room.
Stories of a Not-So-Distant War
Novelist V.V. Ganeshananthan on writing diasporic fiction
by Bailey Trela
The Modern World Reconceived
Interpreting politics through the rise of technocracy, morality, and the “web of capital”
Pinned in Memory
Susan Rubin Suleiman’s memoir of a life in Nazi Hungary—and after
Off the Shelf
In love with Harvard Square, the invention of ICUs, Seamus Heaney