Owl, Pussycat
A bicentennial exhibition features the little-known, masterful animal artistry of Edward Lear.
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The Case for Compromise
Continuous campaigning and gridlocked governing in American politics
6.15.12
The Libraries’ Rocky Transition
The threat of library staff layoffs, absent details, leads to consternation and protests.
4.19.12
Salute Flag and Shack!
A star-spangled Colonial find and a book honoring Motif No. 1
4.19.12
Greenblatt, Smith Honored with Pulitzer Prizes
The professor wins for general nonfiction, the 1994 alumna for poetry; two former Nieman Fellows also honored.
4.16.12
Class Reports, Redux
In a new novel, Deborah Copaken Kogan ’88 explores mid-life College reunions.
4.12.12
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
4.6.12
National Book Critics Circle Honors Three
Harvard affiliates Jasanoff, Pearlman, Silvers recognized
3.13.12
The Era of Inequality
Excerpt from The Great Divergence by Timothy Noah ’80
3.2.12
Father-Son Venture
Autism tightened the bond between Tom and Ezra Fields-Meyer and led to a moving book.
2.17.12
History Detectives
Utpal Sandesara and Tom Wooten uncover a dam-disaster cover-up.
2.17.12
Lingua Branca
New book shows how baseball words apply to all of life.
2.17.12
Vita: Fanny Bullock Workman
Brief life of a feisty mountaineer: 1859-1925
2.17.12
A Long Way from Longwood
Excerpt from Harvard Medical School Dean Joseph Martin’s memoir
2.17.12
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections