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American Librarians Just Chose 2017’s Best Books for Children and Young Adults
Meet the 2017 Newbery, Caldecott and Printz award winners
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Revel in These Wondrous Drawings by the Father of Neuroscience
A new book and exhibition pay homage to Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s impressive powers of observation
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A Four-Year-Old Bibliophile Is the Library of Congress’ Latest Guest Librarian
Daliyah Maria Arana has read more than 1,000 books
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Strike It Rich (Without Marrying for Money) by Finding Hidden Jane Austen Art
A British artist has sparked a nationwide scavenger hunt for £5 notes worth thousands
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Germany’s Controversial New Version of ‘Mein Kampf’ Is Now a Bestseller
Once kept under lock and key, the book is now available in a critical edition
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If Isaac Asimov Had Named The Smartphone, He Might Have Called It The “Pocket Computer Mark II”
The sci-fi author correctly predicted a number of innovations that have come to pass
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Here are some of the best titles to hit shelves this past year
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Lawyer Wants to Make Harper Lee’s Hometown a Haven for Tourists
Monroeville, Alabama, could change with a proposed Harper Lee Trail
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The Millennial’s Doctor Releases a Handbook on Bodies
Radiologist and Atlantic editor James Hamblin provides the answers we’d hear “If Our Bodies Could Talk”
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Most Expensive Science Book Sells for $3.7 Million
An anonymous buyer paid triple the estimated sale price for this first-edition copy
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In “The Glass Universe,” Dava Sobel Brings the Women ‘Computers’ of Harvard Observatory to Light
Women are at the center of a new book that delights not in isolated genius, but in collaboration and cooperation
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The 10 Best Travel Books to Give This Season
Satisfy your giftee’s wanderlust with these travel-themed books
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The Best Books About Innovation of 2016
If you have a lover of big ideas on your holiday shopping list, consider these thought-provoking titles published this year
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The Best Books About Science of 2016
Take a journey to the edge of human knowledge and beyond with one of these mind-boggling page-turners
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The Best “Art Meets Science” Books of 2016
Eight sumptuous books from the past year that meet at the intersection of science and art
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The Best Books About Food of 2016
Looking for the perfect gift for the food lover in your life? Any of these suggestions will hit the spot
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The Beloved, Baffling ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Was Rejected By 26 Publishers
Author Madeleine L’Engle, whose birthday is today, almost quit writing before it was published
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Researchers Find Word Optimism Is Linked to National Misery
Even Pollyanna changes her tune in times of war and economic hardship
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Why Xenophobia Is Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year
The word derived from Greek roots captured the zeitgeist of 2016
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The Christmas Tale Spoken Record That Launched the Audiobook
Narrated by Dylan Thomas, the album would go on to sell 400,000 copies
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