A Photographic Tour of the World’s Most Colorful Places
The new book ‘The Rainbow Atlas’ invites readers on a vivid journey across the globe
Coffee’s Dark History, the Sinking of the World’s Most Glamorous Ship and Other New Books to Read
The third installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 crisis
Five New Nonfiction Books to Read While You’re Stuck at Home
We’re highlighting newly released titles may have been lost in the news as the nation endures the coronavirus pandemic
Ten New Travel Books to Read When You’re Stuck at Home
Don’t let the coronavirus quarantine hold you back from becoming an armchair traveler
The Thorny Road to the 19th Amendment
Historian Ellen Carol DuBois chronicles the twists and turns of the nearly 75-year-path to securing the vote for women in her new book
What Autumn de Wilde’s ‘Emma’ Gets Right About Jane Austen’s Irony
By turns faithful and deeply irreverent, the newest Austen adaptation offers an oddly delightful mix of 19th-century satire and Wes Anderson
A Vibrant Tour of America’s Neon Signs
In his upcoming book ‘Neon Road Trip,’ photographer John Barnes captures a luminous part of advertising history
How Winston Churchill Endured the Blitz—and Taught the People of England to Do the Same
In a new book, best-selling author Erik Larson examines the determination of the ‘British Bulldog’ during England’s darkest hour
As Popular in Her Day as J.K. Rowling, Gene Stratton-Porter Wrote to the Masses About America’s Fading Natural Beauty
Despite her fame, you wouldn’t know about this beloved writer unless you visit the vanishing Midwestern landscape she helped save
Charles Darwin’s Publisher Didn’t Believe in Evolution, but Sold His Revolutionary Book Anyway
The famed naturalist and conservative stalwart John Murray III formed an unlikely alliance in popularizing a radical idea
Attention Bibliophiles: These Book Towns Should Be Your Next Vacation Stops
From Australia to Malaysia, these villages are prized for their abundance of bookstores
If Aliens Existed Elsewhere in the Universe, How Would They Behave?
In a new offering from Smithsonian Books, James Trefil and Michael Summers explore the life forms that might exist on a dizzying array of exoplanets
The History of O. Henry’s ‘The Gift of the Magi’
The beloved Christmas short story may have been dashed off on deadline but its core message has endured
The Cycle From ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance’ Comes to the Smithsonian
The 1966 Honda Super Hawk featured in Robert Pirsig’s book on values was recently acquired by the National Museum of American History
The New ‘Little Women’ Brings Louisa May Alcott’s Real Life to the Big Screen
More so than in previous film adaptations, writer and director Greta Gerwig weaves the American writer’s own experiences into the classic story
Published More Than 50 Years Ago, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ Launched a Revolution
Maya Angelou’s breakthrough memoir forever changed American literature and helped carve a new space for black self-expression
Hitting the High Notes: A Smithsonian Year of Music
The Magnificent Musical Life of the Upside-Down Guitar Player Libba Cotten
Musician and author Laura Veirs brings this musical icon back to the stage in her recent children’s book
The Ten Best Children’s Books of 2019
This year’s top titles deliver strange animals, mouth-watering foods and biographies of unsung heroes
The Best Books of 2019
In our efforts to increase and diffuse knowledge, we highly recommend these 65 titles released this year
Smithsonian Scholars Pick Their Favorite Books of 2019
Reading proved a bedrock in a year that saw a new Smithsonian secretary and celebrations of dinosaurs, Apollo 11 and women’s history
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