Books
This Pandemic Mapping Project Shows How Covid-19 Transformed Our Worlds
Hundreds of homemade maps reveal how people from around the globe found their ways through crisis
Greta Thunberg Is Publishing the 'Ultimate Guide' to Climate Change
The book will feature contributions from over 100 novelists, scientists and activists
Stolen Charles Darwin Notebooks Returned After 22 Years
One of the items contains the renowned naturalist's first sketch of the Tree of Life
The Man Who Walked Around the World, Collecting the Autographs of the Rich and Famous
In the early 1900s, Joseph Mikulec traveled some 175,000 miles on foot, gathering 60,000 signatures in a leather-bound album that is now up for sale
This Small Library Off the Coast of Maine Is Collecting Banned Books
With challenges to books in the United States at a high, the Matinicus Island Library is a remote haven for controversial literature
A Museum in Rome Narrates Italian History Through Cookbooks and Kitchenware
Reopening this spring, Garum explores more than 500 years of local culinary traditions
The Enslaved Woman Who Liberated a Slave Jail and Transformed It Into an HBCU
Forced to bear her enslaver's children, Mary Lumpkin later forged her own path to freedom
Françoise Gilot Was More Than Picasso's Muse
The artist famously inspired the Cubist, but a new book shows that her own paintings deserve renown
Why Are Regency-Era Shows Like 'Bridgerton' So Popular?
An Austen expert and a period drama TV critic reflect on the enduring appeal of romance series set in turn-of-the-19th-century England
How Kate Warne, America's First Woman Detective, Foiled a Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln
In February 1861, the Pinkerton agent, posing as the disguised president-elect's sister and caregiver, safely escorted him to Baltimore
Leap Into the Surprising, Art-Filled Life of Beatrix Potter in a New Exhibition
The beloved author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" also wrote diaries in code, sketched fungi and raised prize-winning sheep
Rarely Seen Paintings by J.R.R. Tolkien Portray a Lush 'Lord of the Rings' Landscape
The Tolkien Estate recently published a trove of rare, unpublished art by the famed fantasy author on its website
Vladimir Putin's Rewriting of History Draws on a Long Tradition of Soviet Myth-Making
Much like Joseph Stalin, the Russian president has used propaganda, the media and government-sanctioned books to present an ahistorical narrative
A Century Ago, American Reporters Foresaw the Rise of Authoritarianism in Europe
A new book tells the stories of four interwar writers who laid the groundwork for modern journalism
How Much Medieval Literature Has Been Lost Over the Centuries?
A new analysis suggests that just 9 percent of manuscripts produced in Europe during the Middle Ages survive today
For 50 Years, Dogsled Teams Have Been Testing Their Mettle at the Iditarod
Three men who have lived and breathed the Alaskan race for much of its history recall how much has changed—and what has stayed the same
How Sitting Bull's Fight for Indigenous Land Rights Shaped the Creation of Yellowstone National Park
The 1872 act that established the nature preserve provoked Lakota assertions of sovereignty
Chronicling the Triumphs—and Tragedies—of Life in the Deep South
A new book and traveling exhibition highlight the work of Mississippi photographer O.N. Pruitt
The Fascinating—and Harrowing—Tale of the First Japanese American to Publish a Book of Fiction
After his incarceration during WWII, Toshio Mori released a collection of short stories based on his experiences as a second generation Asian immigrant
How Pete Souza Fits Into the Storied History of Presidential Photography
In his new book, the former White House photographer frames a clear picture of the Obama years
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