Books

students standing around boxes of boxes sorting them into bins
University News
04.08.2026
In the sorting room
By Carrie Golus, AB’91, AM’93

An evening with the volunteer shelvers at Harper Library. 

A bookshelf in the Harper Library with books from the free library collection
University News
Spring/26
The really big free library
By Carrie Golus, AB’91, AM’93

A look at Harper Library’s big, beautiful collection of books you can keep.

Illustrated portrait of Paige Reynolds.
Arts & Humanities
Spring/26
Hearts and minds
By Susie Allen, AB’09

Paige Reynolds, AM’90, PhD’99, thinks romance fiction has something to teach us.

University News
Spring/26
Fresh ink
By Chandler A. Calderon

A selection of recent books by UChicago faculty members.

University News
Spring/26
Releases
By Chandler A. Calderon

A selection of books, films, and recordings by UChicago alumni.

Five book or album covers with the following titles, from left to right: The Ascent: A Novel by Allison Buccola, Wildflowers Volume 3 by Kurt Elling and Christian Sands, The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding by Osita Nwanevu, The Wireless Operator: The Untold Story of the British Sailor Who Invented the Modern Drug Trade by David Tuch, The Body Digital: A Brief History of Humans and Machines from Cuckoo Clocks to ChatGPT by Vanessa Chang
University News
Winter/26
Releases
By Chandler A. Calderon

A selection of books, films, and recordings by UChicago alumni.

University News
Fall/25
Fresh ink
By Chandler A. Calderon

A selection of recent books by UChicago faculty members.

Shigehiro Oishi
University News
Fall/25
Songs of experience
By Shigehiro Oishi

Beyond seeking pleasure or meaning, the writer argues, a third path to a good life is to embrace its complexity.

Jens Ludwig outside on the UChicago campus
Law, Policy & Society
Fall/25
A fighting chance
By Susie Allen, AB’09

A new book challenges conventional wisdom on gun violence and suggests new approaches to solving the problem.

University News
Fall/25
Releases
By Chandler A. Calderon

A selection of books, films, and recordings by UChicago alumni.

Book cover of "Hate the Game" next to a photo of its author, Daryl Fairweather
Economics & Business
Summer/25
Game plan
By Susie Allen, AB’09

Daryl Fairweather’s (AM’12, PhD’14) new book encourages readers to think like an economist.

illustrated portrait of Paula Clare Harper
Arts & Humanities
Summer/25
It’s got a good beat and you can study it
By Susie Allen, AB’09

The coeditor of a new scholarly volume on Taylor Swift believes in taking popular music seriously.

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