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.
The Men Who Can’t Be Saved
Novelist Ben Purkert’s playfully serious look at masculinity
Off the Shelf
Recent books on camping outdoors, economic opportunity, the women of NOW, and more
Life’s Blueprints
The development of developmental biology
“Shotgun” Diagnosis
The virtues of inaction in delivering medical care
The New Little Magazines
Keeping literature and long-form journalism alive
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.
“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