Whether you're doing some holiday shopping or looking for your own next read, consider our thoughtfully curated lists.
These top titles of the year whisk readers away on adventures and remind us of the many wonders in this world
With new ingredients and processes, the next generation of substitutes will be not just more egg-like, but potentially more nutritious
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today
Travel to the American South, Vietnam and beyond with this year’s best cookbooks, memoirs and historic deep dives
Turkey may have been part of the holiday meal, along with venison, shellfish and corn, but pies and potatoes were decidedly not on the menu
The monarch set fashion trends during her time, and the flower holder became a sought-after accessory in Victorian society
At the oldest public art museum in the United States, miniatures, glassware and other intricately created works transport visitors around the world
How the dubious tradition of song-sharking led to a strangely beautiful repository of folk art
The thorny origins of the yuletide canoodling ritual
In the young, tiny nation, inventive chefs are putting their own twists on classic regional dishes, using river trout, berries and other locally sourced delicacies to create some of the hautest cuisine around
The architectural wonder re-established the designer as a titan of his generation and shifted the public's view of Modernism from a foreign movement to a part of the American character
The untold story of suffragist Matilda Gage, the woman behind the curtain whose life story captivated her son-in-law L. Frank Baum as he wrote his classic novel
A new exhibition spotlights a trio who pushed the boundaries of American art and illustrated the experiences of World War II incarceration
A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for the American playwright's 1987 drama, which follows a Black family's struggle to decide the fate of an ancestral heirloom
A Smithsonian curator reflects back on the artistic legend, a "Renaissance man" with 28 Grammys to his name, who died Sunday at 91 years old
Pedestrians in Montreal, Grand Rapids and other locations can time-travel thanks to installations that map historical scenes directly onto the cityscapes
These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show how communities in Mexico and beyond mark Día de los Muertos.
Texts like the "Sortes Astrampsychi" promised insights on clients' love lives, career prospects, financial woes and families
The game was born from Americans' obsession with Spiritualism in the 19th century. Since then, it's functioned as a reflection of their deep-seated beliefs and anxieties for more than a century