Books & Literary Life
A New Chapter for Harvard Arts
The Office for the Arts turns 50, and its longtime director steps down.
by Lydialyle Gibson
A Book by Its Cover
Embroidery fit for a prince
by Christy Gordon Baty , Erin Harvey Moody
Back-to-School Bookshelf
Derek Bok and other scholars weigh in on improving universities and colleges—and why that’s hard to do.
by John S. Rosenberg
Life Beyond Sight
On Earth, microbes run the show.
by Jonathan Shaw
Leaders Born in Darkness
The Business School’s Nancy Koehn analyzes the personal stakes that propel leaders.
“Patchwork Futures”
Sci-fi meets the political thriller.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Off the Shelf
John Kenneth Galbraith’s letters, Linda Greenhouse, color in art, and more
Tracy K. Smith ’94 Named U.S. Poet Laureate
The announcement comes at a busy time for the writer, who is at work on two operas and will soon publish her fifth verse collection, Wade in the Water.
by Sophia Nguyen
Poetry, Voiced
In the Woodberry Poetry Room, a landmark audio collection waits to be heard.
by Sophia Nguyen
A Postmodern Youth
Tahmima Anam’s Bengal trilogy finds a resting place.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
1760s Extracurriculars
The diary of a “unexceptional collegian”—attending class, or not