Editors' Picks
At Auction: A 1766 Copy of ‘Aristotle’s Masterpiece,’ a Best-Selling Sex Guide Banned in England Until 1961
Banned in England until 1961, a copy of this 17th-century text is going up for auction
The Top 10 Books Lost to Time
Great written works from authors such as Shakespeare and Jane Austen that you'll never have a chance to read
Who Are the Geniuses Behind Your Favorite Poems?
A new exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery unmasks the titans of modern American poetry
Jane Austen’s English Countryside
Follow in the footsteps of Mr. Darcy and the Bennet sisters and take in the manors and gardens of rural England
January 25, 2013
| By Nina Fedrizzi
Taking a closer look at some of the newest releases in non-fiction
February 2013
| By Chloë Schama
And ending sentences with a preposition is nothing worth worrying about
February 2013
| By Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellarman
A British artist, with experience in ornithology, explains how she created anatomical drawings of 200 different species of birds for a new book
January 18, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Looking for a reading list for the holidays? Check out our favorite books that we featured on the site this past year
December 13, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
In San Antonio, an entirely bookless library system
January 14, 2013
| By Colin Schultz
Also on the docket, travelling by fire and understanding the concept of “antifragility”
December 2012
| By Chloe Schama
A new exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery unmasks the titans of modern American poetry
November 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
In Building Stories, cartoonist Chris Ware presents the banality of everyday life as a stunning comic epic
October 18, 2012
| By Jimmy Stamp
Banned in England until 1961, a copy of this 17th-century text is going up for auction
January 07, 2013
| By Colin Schultz
Who were the sources for characters such as Robinson Crusoe or Dorian Gray?
September 13, 2012
| By Jeanie Riess
Alain de Botton has provided a valuable service: giving reading prescriptions for a "shelf-help" approach to everyday problems
September 10, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Why should we consider the fork? And a new biography of the ill-fated George Armstrong Custer
November 2012
| By Chloe Schama
The scariest thing about deadly diseases is how little we know about them
October 2012
| By Chloë Schama
The Hobbit was first published 75 years ago today - and it wasn't exactly the way you remember it
September 21, 2012
| By Rose Eveleth
A new history blows the cover on British spies in World War II
September 2012
| By Chloë Schama
Authors like Roald Dahl or James Joyce never could have predicted that their words could be spun into these tantalizing meals
August 20, 2012
| By Jeanie Riess
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