The Ten Best Books About Food of 2019
These titles are bound to satisfy your cravings for delicious dishes and food knowledge
The Museum Tour Guide Who Shaped Mark Twain’s Views on Race
While traveling in Venice for what would be his best-selling memoir, the author’s encounter with an African-American art expert forever changed his writing
The Ten Best History Books of 2019
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and help explain how we got to where we are today
The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2019
What to read when you’ve been bitten by the travel bug
Smithsonian Elevates the Frequently Ignored Histories of Women
For many, the personal—tea cups, dresses, needlework and charm bracelets—really was political. A new book tells why
Jim Crow Compounded the Grief of African American Mothers Whose Sons Were Killed in World War I
Smithsonian Books presents ‘We Return Fighting,’ a groundbreaking exploration of African American involvement in World War I
The Sleek History of Airline Maps
A new book explores the evolution of cartography throughout more than a century of commercial air travel
Gold Fever! Deadly Cold! And the Amazing True Adventures of Jack London in the Wild
In 1897, the California native went to the frozen North looking for gold. What he found instead was the great American novel
A Tour of the World’s Most Spectacular Ceilings
In her new book ‘The Art of Looking Up,’ Catherine McCormack captures stunning ceilings around the globe
Lonnie Bunch Sizes Up His Past and Future at the Smithsonian
Bunch’s new memoir details the tireless work it took to build NMAAHC and offers insights into his priorities as Smithsonian Secretary
How Lonnie Bunch Built a Museum Dream Team
An exclusive excerpt from the Smithsonian Secretary’s new book, ‘A Fool’s Errand’
Is the Future of Entertainment the 40-Years-Old ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Series?
Forty years ago, a beloved paperback series set the stage for today’s obsession with interactive entertainment
Exploring Roald Dahl’s Wondrous Wales
Follow in the footsteps of the beloved children’s book author by visiting these four locales in the United Kingdom
How Photographer Stephen Wilkes Captures a Full Day in a Single Image
In his new book ‘Day to Night,’ the photographer uses technology to play tricks on the eye
The New ‘Little Women’ May Finally Do Justice to Its Most Controversial Character
Based on the trailer of the new adaptation of the beloved novel, Amy March seems poised to get the well-rounded portrait she deserves
How a Voyage to French Polynesia Set Herman Melville on the Course to Write ‘Moby-Dick’
We retrace the journey that had a long-lasting influence on the enigmatic author’s improbable career
The Mysterious Beauty of Robert Frost’s New England
These stark yet stunning landscapes inspired the lyricism of the American titan of poetry
A Lost Work by Langston Hughes Examines the Harsh Life on the Chain Gang
In 1933, the Harlem Renaissance star wrote a powerful essay about race. It has never been published in English—until now
One of the Few Surviving Heroes of D-Day Shares His Story
Army medic Ray Lambert, now 98, landed with the first assault wave on Omaha Beach. Seventy-five years later, he could be the last man standing
Recounting the Untold History of the Early Midwestern Pioneers
In his new book, historian David McCullough reveals how the New England settlers made their mark on the U.S.
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