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
An Education Agenda
Derek Bok on curriculum reform
“A Kind of Justice in the World”
Ian K. Smith’s turn toward detective fiction
by Lydialyle Gibson
Chapter & Verse
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
The Fire in “A Burning”
Megha Majumdar’s novel of India resonates in the United States.
by Lydialyle Gibson
No One Deserves a Spot at Harvard
Michael Sandel makes the case against meritocracy.
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Staff Pick: Boston Book Festival
A literary festival for children and adults
by Nell Porter Brown
“This Is a Gift”
Harvard University Press releases a new book, Racism in America: A Reader, free online.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?
Historian Alexander Keyssar on why the unpopular institution has prevailed
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong