Books

Antipasto: A Holiday Tradition

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Holiday Gift Guide: A Food Book for Everyone On Your List

Cooking With the Stars: Celebrity Cookbooks

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Great Science Books for the Little Ones

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When Zits Meant Food: Learning from Culinary Ephemera

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Holiday Gift Guide: New Children's Books About Food

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Nine Science Books I Wish I'd Had Time to Read This Year

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Rare Science Books up for Auction Next Week

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From Harold and Maude to Harry Potter: Making Fictional Foods Real

One blogger's quest to recreate the ginger pie from the movie Harold and Maude got us thinking about other fictional foods

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The Anatomy of Renaissance Art

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Rare Copy of Audubon's Birds of America for Sale

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The Calculus Diaries

In his new book, The Lost Cyclist, bike historian David V. Herlihy tells the story of Frank Lenz, an accountant turned long-distance cyclist.

The Unsolved Case of the "Lost Cyclist"

Author David V. Herlihy discusses his book about Frank Lenz's tragic failed attempt to travel the world by bicycle

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Spilling the Beans on the Origins of Food Idioms

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A Summer Reading List for Food Lovers

Kevin Kelly worries devices like Apple's iPad, shown here with Smithsonian's first cover, nurtures action over contemplation.

Reading in a Whole New Way

As digital screens proliferate and people move from print to pixel, how will the act of reading change?

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The Disappearing Spoon: True Tales from the Periodic Table

On July 1, 1910, the Library of Congress issued the copyright for the first Tom Swift book, Tom Swift and His Motorcycle.

Tom Swift Turns 100

Tom Swift is turning 100—and he still doesn’t look a day over 18

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Suggested Reading to Accompany our Anniversary Issue

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Hay Fever: Goat Farming and Cheesemaking in Vermont

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