Books
Even Napoleon Had an Unpublished Manuscript, and Now It’s up for Auction
His handwritten novella captures his feelings toward love at age 26
Celebrate 50 Years of International Literacy Day With the British Library
Butterflies, rabbits and Shakespeare: there's something for everybody
One in Four Americans Didn’t Read a Book Last Year
But don't mourn the death of the printed word just yet
Alabama Library Plans to Enforce Strict Overdue Book Ordinance
You could face a fine or even spend a night in jail for keeping books too long
Could You Solve the Case of the Missing Mystery Heirs?
Are you related to Clifton Robbins? You could receive royalties from his 21st-century publisher
Eleven Years After Katrina, What Lessons Can We Learn Before the Next Disaster Strikes?
Author and playwright John Biguenet offers his thoughts on the narrative of destruction
Ancient Egyptian Stories Will Be Published in English for the First Time
Translated from hieroglyphics on monuments, tombs and papyri, the book will present tales few outside of academia have read
Publisher Set to Release Exact Replicas of the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript
There will be 898 copies made of the coded Voynich Manuscript, which has stumped scholars for over a century
Love Truman Capote? Buy His Ashes
Is the sale of Capote’s earthy remains a gauche publicity stunt or an act worthy of the audacious author?
Scientists Know They Should Really Study Important Bugs but OMG a Baby Cheetah
In conservation science, the cutest animals still get all the attention
Librarians Have an Olympics, Too
Brains met brawn in a bookish competition for the ages
Bookworms, Rejoice: You May Live Longer
In a new study, readers showed "a survival advantage" over those who don't ever crack open a book
Original Pooh Bear Gets Makeover, Returns to New York Public Library
Winnie and his friends are clean, fluffy and filled with stories
Visit the Original Lorax Tree in Dr. Seuss's San Diego
Check out these Seuss-related sites in Theodore Geisel's adopted hometown
A Neuroscientist Tells You What’s Wrong With Your Brain
Dean Burnett’s new book, Idiot Brain, explains why your mind evolved to thwart you
Sarah Winnemucca Devoted Her Life to Protecting Native Americans in the Face of an Expanding United States
The 19th-century visionary often found herself stuck between two cultures
Civil Rights Legend John Lewis Won a Prestigious Comic Book Award
With <i>March</i>, Lewis brings his life story to a whole new generation
Why VHS and Five Other Formats May Live Forever
The final VCRs will ship later this month, but if recent history is any indicator, it doesn't mean the VHS format will vanish for good
How Miraculous Microbes Help Us Evolve Better, Faster, Stronger
Invisible yet crucial, our microbial partners add a gene-swapping plot twist to evolutionary theory
The World’s Oldest Working Library Will Soon Open Its Doors to the Public
After renovations wrap up in September, the library at Morocco’s al-Qarawiyyin University will debut an exhibition section for non-scholars
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