Books
Atul Gawande, writing, surgery, checklist
Atul Gawande, bestselling author, surgeon, and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard's School of Public Health, discussed his newest release, The Checklist Manifesto, in Fong Auditorium. Dr. Gawande's talk was part of the Harvard Writers at Work Lecture Series, sponsored in part by the Harvard College Writing Program.
Conversation with Tim O'Brien 2
Tim O'Brien, author of the book The Things They Carried, speaks to an audience this Thursday at First Parish Church. The event, sponsored by the Harvard Bookstore, was to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his book.
Nieman Foundation Honors Nonfiction Writers
Three winners of this year’s Lukas Prize Project Awards were recognized yesterday for their outstanding work in nonfiction writing, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism announced yesterday.
O’Brien’s ‘Mrs. Adams’ Envisions A Nuanced Past
In “Mrs. Adams in Winter: a Journey in the Last Days of Napoleon,” against the background of Adams’ troubled marriage and peripatetic life as a diplomatic wife, British historian Michael O’Brien marshals an impressive array of sources in order to recreate Mrs. Adams’ journey across Europe.
‘White Egrets’ Wades Through Memory and Regret
“White Egrets” is composed of a sequence of poems that range in subject from Walcott’s travels in Italy and Spain to his former love affairs.
Steinberg Renews Jewish Literary Tradition in ‘Prophet’s Wife’
It is not every biblical book that opens with God commanding his prophet to go marry a prostitute. But this is exactly what the prophet Hosea is told to do at the outset of his biblical career.
Today in Photos (3/23/10)
Photographs from the March 23, 2010 print edition of The Harvard Crimson.
Steven Levitt
Steven Levitt, author of popular books "Freakonomics" and "Superfreakonomics" answered questions after giving a lecture as part of the Dean’s Lecture Series at the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study.
Smile, Don't Cry
Mary Gaitskill reads from her newest book of short stories, "Don't Cry," at the Harvard Bookstore yesterday. Gaitskill read from the title story and answered questions about her writing process and her favorite authors.
Banville Creates a Parallel Universe in ‘The Infinities’
In this book, Banville smoothly brings together unbounded ideas and weaves them in mind-bending ways, much like a mathematician might with grand mathematical concepts.
John McPhee’s ‘Silk Parachute’ Is an Uplifting Triumph of Style
“Silk Parachute,” John McPhee’s latest anthology of essays, is already a relic.
Spring Break Reading
Just in case the weather has you down (or you've already done all of your required reading for the spring term), we at FlyBy asked faculty members to give some reading suggestions for the remaining days of spring break. Here's what they told us.
Today in Photos (03/12/10)
Teach for America founder Wendy S. Kopp engages the audience at the JFK Jr. Forum last night in a discussion of the origins and purpose of her organization.
Author Chang-rae Lee Speaks About New Book
Korean-American author Chang-rae Lee described writing as an act of improvisation at the Harvard Book Store yesterday.
Today in Photos (03/10/10)
Jerome Charyn discusses Emily Dickinson at Harvard Book Store yesterday.
Lerner Attempts to Reinvent Form in ‘Mean Free Path’
“Mean Free Path” is an experiment aiming for the reconstruction, not dismantlement, of poetic forms. Lerner’s book invents a new form as recognizable and systematic as the old ones.
Eugenides Dispenses Advice to Aspiring Writers at Advocate
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Princeton student smoke, but just look at all of you here,” remarked Jeffrey ...
Lelic’s ‘Cuts’ Relies on Tired Tropes
Lelic’s plotline centers on a school shooting in which Mr. Szajkowski—a teacher who everyone agrees was always strange—walks into a school assembly and opens fire on students and teachers alike.
Humor Reveals a Road to Faulkner
The ability to appreciate the comedic aspects of any great novel can expose new dimensions of a book’s complexities.
Sonnert and Holton: "What Happened to the Children Who Fled Nazi Persecution"
Gerhard Sonnert talks about his research for the book "What Happened to the Children Who Fled Nazi Persecution?" which he wrote with Gerald Holton at the Center for European Studies on Thursday night. In their research Sonnert and Holton try to explain the reasons for the success refugees from Central Europe before and during the war achieved after they arrived in the U.S. Gerhard Sonnert talks about his research for the book "What Happened to the Children Who Fled Nazi Persecution?" which he wrote with Gerald Holton at the Center for European Studies on Thursday night. In their research Sonnert and Holton try to explain the reasons for the success refugees from Central Europe before and during the war achieved after they arrived in the U.S.
Love Prevails in 'Surrendered'
Fundamentally a contemporary war novel, "The Surrendered" derives its plot from a scrutiny of the most basic of human experiences—love and conflict.
Fernández Creates a Literary Wonderland in ‘Museum’
"The Museum of Eterna's Novel" is a meta-novel that goes so deep into the swirl of metas that it loses itself, its characters, and us in the process.