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"Hubris: Pericles, the Parthenon, and the Invention of Athens" David Stuttard hup.harvard.edu/books/97806742…

Congratulations to Michael Sandel, the 2026 Berggruen Prize Laureate. His family, friends, colleagues, and students, former and current, gathered tonight to celebrate him. (I am one of those former students, having taken the newly-tenured Professor Sandel’s class in 1988!)

History lover? Call us Paul Revere, because we're letting you *know* about it. Now through the end of May, save 40% on selected history titles with the code OAH40: bit.ly/4sufqwB

Paul Celan has been called the greatest German‑language poet of the twentieth century. Though much has been written about his contributions to poetics and Holocaust literature, very little has been written about Celan himself. Until now. Paul Celan: A Life by Anna Arno is a luminous, groundbreaking biography of the poet, drawing on a range of archival sources and new research. For Poetry Month, in a new Q&A on our website, Arno reflects on her first encounter with Celan’s work, the ethical and emotional challenges of writing about his life, and the multilingual world that shaped his imagination: tinyurl.com/y3z9px84 Coming June 9.

Stuttard’s “history is a useful reminder that no divine causality is ultimately needed to account for Athens’—or any nation’s—demise. Arrogance, greed and misjudgment were, and remain, enough to do the trick.” —Brendan Boyle, @WSJ Read: wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

Don’t miss this terrific conversation! The New Yorker’s @adamgopnik interviews Harvard sociologist Robert J. Sampson on his decades-long research into how when we’re born shapes who we become. RSVP to attend in person: eventbrite.com/e/vital-city-d… Presented by Vital City, @NYUWagner and the @RussellSageFdn | @Harvard_Press

Today in the ARB: “The Craft of Indo-Arabic Numerals: How Practical Arithmetic Shaped Commerce and Mathematics in Western Europe, 1200-1600” by Raffaele Danna @HarvardUPLondon @Harvard_Press asianreviewofbooks.com/the-craft-of-i…

Reading Sianne Ngai's "Ugly Feelings", as we prepare for our conversation with her on "Crisis and Critique Podcast" Please consider subscribing to our channel for past and future episodes: @crisisandcritique535/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@crisisandcrit… open.spotify.com/show/71HTMeqGv… @Harvard_Press

What's life without poetry? This Poetry Month, we've compiled a reading list of shimmering verse that spans millennia—from ancient Greece and India to the present day—and commentary, ephemera, and criticism from luminaries of the field. New books this year include a landmark biography of Paul Celan, several new paperbacks, and John Ashbery's collected Norton Lectures with a new introduction by @harvard professor Stephanie Burt. Now through April 30, save 30% on poetry titles with the code POE30 at checkout. Discover the list: hup.harvard.edu/features/thank…

“Machiavelli’s political action on behalf of a rational new world has achieved such success that the most eminent living Straussian suggests our best course is to ‘rescue’ rational control.” Read “Out of control,” by Glenn Ellmers. @Harvard_Press newcriterion.com/article/out-of…

This week's pick of interesting reads includes a great box set, the biography of a magnificent tiger, and a gripping novel set in Pakistan @HarperCollinsIN @PenguinIndia @Harvard_Press @mytadoba

Drops today: this week's ARB @NewBooksNetwork podcast features @nickrigordon in conversation with Rishi Rajpopat, author of “Pāṇini’s Perfect Rule: A Modern Solution to an Ancient Problem in Sanskrit Grammar” @HarvardUPLondon @Harvard_Press asianreviewofbooks.com/podcast-with-r…

one of the most daunting public health challenges facing the world today: antibiotic resistance exploding in India.

Thrilled to finally get my hands on this new book on Tojo by Peter Mauch from @Harvard_Press! We've waited decades for an authoritative biography of Tojo in English. Can't wait to read this!

Looking forward to this by @emile_chabal

The great Professor Mansfield on the greats of political theory, on today's podcast: firstthings.com/the-disappeara…

“Machiavelli’s political action on behalf of a rational new world has achieved such success that the most eminent living Straussian suggests our best course is to ‘rescue’ rational control.” Read “Out of control,” by Glenn Ellmers. @Harvard_Press newcriterion.com/article/out-of…

I’m struggling with fiction these days. Tried reading Blood Meridian, and man ... I hit the wall about a third of the way in. I’m pivoting back to Roman History. Going to finish off the Augustan History.