Books
'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' Shoots to Top of France’s Best Seller Lists
Victor Hugo wrote his famed novel at a time when the cathedral was in crisis
Publisher Releases First Textbook Written Entirely by an Algorithm
“Beta Writer” isn't the next great American author, but its debut work shows promise for AI-assisted research
Bonn Library Recovers More Than 600 Books Looted After World War II
The trove was flagged after a Belgian woman unwittingly tried to auction the stolen books
Book of Lost Books Discovered in Danish Archive
The index is part of the Libro de los Epítomes, an effort by Christopher Columbus' illegitimate son to create a searchable index of the world's knowledge
Computer Analysis Says 'Beowulf' Is the Work of a Single Author
Academics have argued about the origins of the Old English epic for two centuries
How the Invisible Hand of William Shakespeare Influenced Adam Smith
Born more than 150 years apart, the two British luminaries each encountered rough receptions for their radical ideas
The Library of Congress Has Digitized 155 Persian Texts Dating Back to the 13th Century
Offerings include a book of poetry featuring the epic <em>Shahnameh</em> and a biography of Shah Jahan, the emperor who built the Taj Mahal
Vending Machines Dispense Short Stories in London's Canary Wharf
The free stories come in one, three or five-minute reads
Understanding the Mind of the Coder and How It Shapes the World Around Us
Clive Thompson’s new book takes readers deep into the history and culture of computer programming
Study Suggests ‘Mr. Greedy’ Children’s Book Is Almost as Hard to Read as Steinbeck Classics
The analysis judged texts’ complexity based on sentence length, average word length, vocabulary level, but did not look at reading comprehension
New Book Chronicles the Lives of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
Contrary to popular belief, the five women were not all prostitutes, but rather individuals down on their luck
New Dr. Seuss Book, Which Teaches Kids to Love Art, Will Be Published This Fall
‘Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum' features an ‘affable horse’ who guides students through a museum of horse-themed artwork
Trove of Letters Reveal Charles Dickens Tried to Lock His Wife Away in an Asylum
Catherine's side of the breakup tale comes back with vengeance thanks to new analysis of 98 previously unseen missives
Will A.I. Ever Be Smarter Than a Four-Year-Old?
Looking at how children process information may give programmers useful hints about directions for computer learning
Sci-Fi Lovers Owe a Debt of Gratitude to Betty Ballantine
"Introverted and quiet" Betty, who ran the editorial side of the Ballantine publishing companies, deserves her due for changing the industry
Behind the Scenes of Sandra Day O'Connor's First Days on the Supreme Court
As the first female justice retires from public life, read about her debut on the highest court in the nation
A Veteran Returns to Vietnam, Photographs the Country and Comes to Peace With His Wartime Experience
Trading in his rifle for a camera, photographer Chuck Forsman captures the country's resiliency in a new book
The Mouthwatering History of Seven Fundamental Foodstuffs
A new Smithsonian book whisks readers on a culinary odyssey, tracing the history of salt, pork, honey, chili, tomato, rice and chocolate
The British Library’s Dirtiest Books Have Been Digitized
The collection includes around 2,500 volumes and many, many double entendres
J.D. Salinger’s Unpublished Works Will Be Released to the Public Over the Next Decade
The author produced a trove of unseen writings over a nearly 50-year period prior to his death in 2010
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