Books & Literary Life


Spellbound on Stage

Actor and young adult novelist Aislinn Brophy

by Lydialyle Gibson

Is the Supreme Court’s Role Undemocratic?

Justice Felix Frankfurter, to great controversy, said yes.

by Lincoln Caplan

The Blue Garden

Newport's restored landscape 

by Craig Lambert

Aiming for Excellence

New books by Harvard experts on college preparation, rankings, student experiences, and institutional strategies

by John S. Rosenberg

Wendy Lesser's "Threepenny Review"

The revered literary magazine editor discusses the writing (and reading) life.

by Lydialyle Gibson

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Recent books with Harvard connections

Disagreeing Well

Harvard debater Bo Seo writes about productive differences of opinion.

The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes

Erin Kelly and Salamishah Tillet honored for “searing” and “stylish” writing in biography and criticism

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Horizons Spotlights Seven Scholars

Ph.D. students discuss subjects from aliens to infrastructural aesthetics.

by Jacob Sweet

Architectural Upheaval

A comprehensive examination of avant-garde architecture

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Recent books with Harvard connections