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Interview: Amy Smith, Inventor
Amy Smith, a practitioner of humanitarian engineering, wants to solve everyday problems for rural families in the developing world
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Excerpt from Elizabeth Winthrop’s “Counting on Grace”
This novel about a 12-year-old mill worker was inspired by a Lewis Hine photograph.
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Her new book says our views of Africa are outdated.
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One man’s quest to track down every copy on the planet
Erdrich speaks about notable weather, Wal-Mart and writing
A poignant homecoming launches a harrowing quest
Interview with Andrew Lawler, Author of “A Mystery Fit for a Pharaoh”
Andrew Lawler discusses imperialism and the natural romance of studying ancient cultures.
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An Interview with Author David Karp, Fruit Detective
The author of “Berried Treasure” discusses fruit mysteries and pith helmet style
Interview with Adam Goodheart, Author of “Back to the Future”
The author talks about what makes the newly renovated Patent Office Building special
Interview: David Roberts, Author of “Below the Rim”
Author David Roberts talks about what he found surprising while exploring the Grand Canyon.
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The Beowolf monster is a thousand years old, but his bad old tricks continue to resonate in the modern world
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Only one thing stood between the author and the hojaldras of her desire
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World’s Unlikeliest Bestseller
Fifty years ago a brewer’s bet spawned a compelling compendium of feats, stunts and trivia
A century after his death, novelist Jules Verne, who imagined Moon flight and deep-sea voyages, looks more prophetic than ever
But the boy who never grew up shows no signs of getting old
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Channel Islands Foxes; Eddie Grant…
Readers respond to the October issue
One hundred fifty years after its publication, Henry David Thoreau’s meditation remains the ultimate self-help book
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Reading Lolita in Tehran
In a new book, a British journalist documents the day-by-day march into conflict in Iraq
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