Books
This Film Version of 'Treasure Island' Gave Us Our Image of Pirates
Avast, you lubbers!
After 100 Years, This Entire Forest Will Be Turned into Mystery Manuscripts
Hike through Norway’s future library, currently in the form of baby trees
Three Things to Know About Benjamin Banneker's Pioneering Career
Banneker was a successful almanac-maker and self-taught student of mathematics and astronomy
The 19th-Century Woman Journalist Who Made Congress Bow Down in Fear
A new book examines the life and legacy of Anne Royall, whose literal witch trial made headlines across the country
How Winnie-the-Pooh Became a Household Name
The true story behind the new movie, "Goodbye Christopher Robin"
How a Ripped-Off Sequel of Don Quixote Predicted Piracy in the Digital Age
An anonymous writer's spinoff of Cervantes' masterpiece showed the peril and potential of new printing technology
Now You Can Read the Stamp-Sized Story That May Have Inspired Virginia Woolf's "Orlando"
Vita Sackville-West's hero predates and mirrors Woolf's androgynous time-traveler
Unpublished Harper Lee Letters Purchased at Auction Share Intimate Reflections
The letters from the <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i> scribe include remembrances of Hollywood celebrities, a bit of history and some sass
The British Museum Was a Wonder of Its Time—But Also a Product of Slavery
A new book explores the little-known life and career of Hans Sloane, whose collections led to the founding of the British Museum
The Nazis' Plan to Infiltrate Los Angeles And the Man Who Kept Them at Bay
A new book explores the deadly and nefarious plots designed by Hitler and his supporters
The Healing Power of Greek Tragedy
Do plays written centuries ago have the power to heal modern day traumas? A new project raises the curtain on a daring new experiment
Why Did So Few Novels Tackle the 1918 Pandemic?
Surprisingly few U.S. writers touched by the 1918 pandemic wrote about it. But flu lit appears more popular today than ever
Songbook From the 16th-Century Spells Out Samurai Customs, Tactics and Baby Names
The newly translated Japanese text offers kernels of advice to warriors who had yet to face battle
The Minister Who Invented Camping in America
How William H.H. Murray accidental bestseller launched the country's first outdoor craze
Ten Technologies That Will Change Our Lives, Soonish
A scientist and admired cartoonist explore how today’s research is becoming tomorrow’s innovations in a new book
Collection of Eleanor Roosevelt’s Writing Captures the First Lady’s Lasting Relevance
On the 133rd anniversary of her birth, "ER"'s influence lives on
Jane Squire and the Longitude Wars
The sixteenth-century debate over how to determine longitude had a lot of participants—and one woman
Meet Mr. Mumler, the Man Who “Captured” Lincoln’s Ghost on Camera
When America’s first aerial cameraman met an infamous spirit photographer, the chemistry was explosive
What to Know About Literature's Newest Nobel Winner British Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro
The author of <i>The Remains of the Day</i> and seven other books explores themes of memory, time and self-deception
The Wondrous Complexity of the New York Public Library
A new documentary captures the sweeping human impact of one of the country's largest library systems
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