Scott Duke Kominers, Columnist

Kominers’s Conundrums: ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ in Seven Puzzles

A tribute to Norton Juster, the author of a classic novel that serves as a gateway to puzzle enthusiasts.

March 28, 2021 at 12:00 PM UTC

Scott Duke Kominers is the MBA Class of 1960 Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and a faculty affiliate of the Harvard University department of economics.

Follow in Milo’s footsteps.
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When it comes to puzzling literature, it’s hard to be more classic than “The Phantom Tollbooth,” whose author, Norton Juster, recently passed away. The book follows the adventures of Milo, a child who travels through a magical tollbooth to discover a world of imagination.