A desire to understand why America remained passive despite increasing incidences of violence towards Jews in Germany in the 1930s inspired Erik Larsen to write his most recent book “In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Berlin,” the author explained in a talk in Sanders Theatre Wednesday evening.

In “Sleeping with Your Smartphone,” Perlow addresses the harmful effects of a work culture that requires employees to respond to work demands at home, during weekends, and on vacation.

In their efforts to offer top-knotch public education in Cambridge, CCSC, Prospect Hill Academy, and Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School have tapped into Harvard’s resources during their fledgling years.

It is a fulfilling and well written novel that can find solace for a character despite a string of lifelong disconnects, and by the end of “Arcadia,” Groff does just that.

McEwan visited Harvard last Tuesday to give a talk called “The Lever: Where Novelists Stand to Move the World” at the Rita E. Hauser Forum. He was casual in his address to his listeners and spoke with the literary expertise found in his novels, full of concrete imagery and explanatory passages.

Curious George Books & Toys, a once-popular specialty store located at 1 JFK Street, reopened last Wednesday under new ownership.

Ian R. McEwan, the acclaimed author who penned, among other works, “Atonement,” quoted Archimedes in his talk at the Mahindra Humanities Center on Tuesday.

“The Cove,” despite some fine moments, is let down by its plodding narrative, unconvincing characters, and inconsistent writing. It ultimately descends into melodrama and clumsy political allegory.

“I went about the book thinking of good athletes as artists,” Chad Harbach said. “In a way I think that sports have become a preeminent art in our culture.”