Books
In New Novel, Brilliant Satire is 'There but for the' Flaws
"There but for the" strikes a careful balance between witty, mild satire of the alienation of contemporary culture and serious inquiry into human thought and connection.
Coop Overcharges For Constitutional Law Text
Students who bought the textbook for Government 1510: “American Constitutional Law” from the Coop will soon be $54.20 less poor.
The Truth About Toussaint: 'Marie' Fails to Inspire
Despite the title of celebrated Belgian novelist Jean-Phillippe Toussaint’s latest novel, “The Truth About Marie,” little is revealed about the nameless protagonist
New Efforts Alleviate High Book Prices
Students and professors alike are finding ways to grapple with the growing prices of textbooks—a semesterly complaint among both parties. Although many professors lament the cost of the textbooks for their classes, they say there is little they can do to reduce prices for students.
Student Aims To Streamline Book Purchasing
Eric J. Slingerland '14 wants to help ease this painful process. Collaborating with a friend at Yale, Slingerland spent the summer creating a website called books@harvard.
Yoshimoto’s Latest Is a ‘Lake’ of Wisdom Rippled by Flaws
But even though Yoshimoto might dabble in the whimsical and the light, her most recent novel, “The Lake,” deals deftly with grief, death, and fear during an intense romance.
Well I’m Not Dumb But I Can’t Understand: ‘Lola’ Confuses
Edie Meidav’s “Lola, California” is a veritable epic of a novel, in which one word will never suffice when a paragraph can be written, and any omission is a deathly oversight.
'Tyrant Memory' An Incandescent Exploration of Death
Old Man Pericles, the wisest character in Horacio Castellanos Moya’s latest novel “Tyrant Memory,” has a cigar in one hand, a glass of whiskey in the other
Harry Potter 7.2: The End of Our Childhood?
In half an hour, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"—the final installment of the movie series based on J.K. Rowling's books—will be released in the United States. Then what happens?
Harry and the Potters To Smackdown in 'Hogwart' Square
The wait is over—Harry and the Potters will be returning to 'Hogwart' Square. To celebrate the release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"—the final installment of the Harry Potter movie series based on the popular book series by J.K. Rowling—the Harvard Square Business Association is throwing "The Best Harry Potter Party EVER, Part 2: Smackdown in Hogwart Square."
Amazon Ranks Cambridge Most 'Well-Read' American City
Buying all those textbooks on Amazon.com seems to have paid off. Cambridge, Mass. ranked first in Amazon.com's list of the most well-read cities in the United States, the Fortune 500 company announced at the end of May.
Happening Now: Free Comic Book Day
Every year, the first Saturday in May is designated Free Comic Book Day. At least two locations in Harvard Square are participating in the event: Newbury Comics in The Garage and New England Comics on Eliot Street.
‘Leeches’ a Powerful Meditation on Limitations of Language
“Leeches” emerges from its entanglement with Serbian politics as a powerful postmodernist struggle with the impotence and emptiness of language.