Harvard Book Store

Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, and the Harvard Library welcome Rowan Jacobsen—acclaimed author of nine books, including A Geography of Oysters, Fruitless Fall, and Truffle Hound—for a discussion of his latest book In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure. 

Harvard Book Store welcomes Howard A. Rodman—a vice president of the Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and one of seventeen members of the Screenwriters Hall of Fame—for a discussion of his novels Destiny Express and The Great Eastern. He will be joined in conversation by Sam Marks—award-winning playwright, television writer, and Senior Lecturer on Playwriting at Harvard University.

Harvard Book Store welcomes Carson Markland—acclaimed writer and filmmaker from South Carolina featured in the Best Microfiction Anthology—for a discussion of her debut novel, Men Like Us. She will be joined in conversation by Brian Castleberry—acclaimed author of Nine Shiny Objects and The Californians.

Harvard Book Store welcomes P.C. Verrone—award-winning writer whose work has appeared in FIYAH and PodCastle—for a discussion of his debut novel, Rabbit, Fox, Tar, a Debutiful "Most Anticipated Book of the Year". He will be joined in conversation by Linda Schlossberg—Associate Director of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Harvard University and author of the novel Life in Miniature.    

Harvard Book Store welcomes Dr. Julia Skinner—award-winning author of Our Fermented Lives, culinary business owner, writing coach, and food historian—for a discussion of her new book, Essential Food Preserving: The Comprehensive Guide to Canning, Freezing, Drying, and Fermenting Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Nuts, Beans, Meat, Dairy, and Eggs. She will be joined in conversation by Andrew Janjigian—head baker at the IACP-nominated Wordloaf […]

Harvard Book Store welcomes Danielle Allen—James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and author of Justice by Means of Democracy, Cuz, and Our Declaration—for a discussion of her new book, Radical Duke: How One Aristocrat-and the American Revolution-Transformed Britain.

RSVP is required for this event. Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Ben Wikler—political organizer and strategist who served as the chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin from July 2019 to July 2025—for a discussion of his new book, This Is The Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy. He will […]

Harvard Book Store welcomes Yotam Marom—leading activist, organizer, and co-founder of IfNotNow and the Wildfire Project—for a discussion of his debut book, For Louder Days: Reaching Beyond a Politics of Powerlessness. He will be joined in conversation by Marshall Ganz—Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing and Civil Society at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and […]

Harvard Book Store welcomes Meg Richardson—writer, translator, and cartoonist from Iowa—for a discussion of her debut novel, Paradise Pawn, based on her experiences working behind the counter of a pawn shop. She will be joined in conversation by Hannah Kauders—local writer and translator who teaches in the Harvard College Writing Program. About Paradise Pawn A dazzling debut novel about best friends, […]

Harvard Book Store welcomes Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor—professor of history at Smith College where she teaches courses on race, slavery, and one on her father, comedic legend Richard Pryor—for a discussion of her new memoir, Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me. She will be joined in conversation by Kellie Carter Jackson—Michael and Denise Kellen ‘68 Associate […]