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
War, Misremembered
Elizabeth Samet, of West Point, reinterprets the American understanding of World War II.
Border Crossing
Author Rudy Ruiz carries on his Mexican-American family’s storytelling tradition.
by Nancy Walecki
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Houghton Library Features Children’s Books in Opening Exhibit
“Animals Are Us” contextualizes Houghton’s new treasures.
by Jacob Sweet
“I Am Talking to the Part of You that Does Not Speak”
Artist Laurie Anderson delivers her fifth virtual Norton Lecture on Wednesday.
by Lily Scherlis
The Renovated Harvard Coop
Adapting to new conditions—but books are still a “core business”
by Kristina DeMichele
Life After Brain Injury
Alumna Carolyn Gold on finding a “new self” after West Nile encephalitis
by Lydialyle Gibson
Supreme Court Brinkmanship
Linda Greenhouse on the 2020-2021 Supreme Court—and the changes to come
How Myth and Memoir Intertwine
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta ’01 finds truth in the border between fact and fiction.
by Juliet Isselbacher
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Recent books with Harvard connections