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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
What Gives "Seinfeld" Its Staying Power?
In a new book, pop culture writer Jennifer Keishin Armstrong analyzes how the show about nothing changed everything
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on His Love of History, Youth Sports and Which Books Everyone Should Read
The basketball legend has always had a writer's touch
These Beatrix Potter Illustrations Were Found Tucked Inside a Mansion’s Books
The children’s book author found inspiration on vacation
<em>Wired</em> Founder Kevin Kelly On the Technologies That Will Dominate Our Future
The optimistic futurist says we'll share more, own less and spend far more time on our devices
Captain America Is Getting a Real-Life Statue, But Some Say It’s in the Wrong Place
Did Steve Rogers grow up in Brooklyn or the Lower East Side?
Why Betty and Veronica Are the Real Stars of Riverdale
In a reboot of the classic Archie comics, the two female leads take charge
Novelist Edna O'Brien Explores the True Nature of Evil
Celebrated for her books about love, the writer might finally win a Nobel Prize for something darker
Steven Spielberg on Why He Made The BFG
The director talks about the new adaptation, the cast and having John Williams compose the score of the film
The Fantastic Mr. Dahl
The British author’s world—antic, subversive, wildly inventive and monstrously humane—returns to the screen in Steven Spielberg’s <i>The BFG</i>
See the Gutenberg Bible, 32,000 3D Mechanical Puzzles and a Lock of Edgar Allen Poe’s Hair at This Rare Library
Curiosity is a credential at Indiana University Library’s Lilly Library
This Library Has Books Checked Out by Hamilton and Burr
The New York Society Library was wide enough for both men
Relive 'Don Quixote' With a Trip Through Miguel de Cervantes’ Spain
Tilt at windmills for the 400th anniversary of the author's death
As U.S.-Cuba Relations Warm, This Long-Dead Author Benefits
A new conservation facility is on its way to Hemingway’s home near Havana
For Rolling Stones Fans, This Book Is a Dream Come True
Journalist and author Rich Cohen first covered the Stones on tour in the 90s. Now he revisits that trip and the band’s epic history
One Day Only: A Chance to View One Map to Rule Them All
A rare Tolkien-annotated map goes on display June 23
This Robot Librarian Locates Haphazardly Placed Books
It's the next best thing since the Dewey Decimal System
What the Politics of Andrew Jackson’s Era Can Tell Us About Today
NPR correspondent Steve Inskeep speaks about his book <em>Jacksonland</em> and what it says about America’s democratic tradition
X-Rays Reveal "Hidden Library" on the Spines of Early Books
Researchers are uncovering fragments of medieval texts used in early book binding
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