Books & Literary Life
Literary criticism, author interviews, and book culture from within and beyond Harvard.
Author and Harvard Divinity School writer-in-residence Terry Tempest Williams finds beauty in the world around us.
The New Little Magazines
Keeping literature and long-form journalism alive
Journey into Quabbin Reservoir’s Hidden Past
Rambling around the Quabbin Reservoir
Speaking Volumes
Glimpsing Harvard’s East Asian language materials collection
Not-So-Free Parking
New book discusses how free parking spoiled cities for walkers, drivers, and residents
Saving the News—and Democracy
Should government bolster the free press?
Meet Harvard’s Undergraduate Authors
Dystopia, sickle cell, jazz, and wolves: four Harvard students chronicle their paths to publication.
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Happenings in Hartford
Literary legacies, parks, festivals—and more
“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