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Build Your Own Library at the First-Ever Little Library Festival
The book-sharing stations have popped up all across the United States
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Reprinted here for the first time, the article was published five years before Truman Capote’s best-selling book
Biographer Uncovers Unsigned Feature Article by Harper Lee
The ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author published a profile of a Kansas investigator in an FBI magazine while helping Truman Capote research ‘In Cold Blood’
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For the First Time, See Two Early Medieval Books Written By Women On Display Together
The manuscripts detail the authors’ experiences
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Your Questions for Astronaut Tom Jones, Answered
Just a sampling of what we can learn from those who have been to space
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Who Really Wrote “Citizen Kane”?
Two new books offer divergent theories on the authorship of the much-heralded film
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Fashion Photographer Klaus Mitteldorf Captures the Chaos of Modern Identity
These images evoke a world of endless distraction
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An Oral History of “Star Trek”
The trail-blazing sci-fi series debuted 50 years ago and has taken countless fans where none had gone before
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Andy Weir, Author of “The Martian,” Shares Details About His Next Novel
The science fiction writer also talks about the future of space travel
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Copyright Challenge to Google Books
By turning down the case, the Supreme Court made a stand for fair use
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These Were 2015’s Most Challenged Books
This year’s list includes S&M, LGBT content…and the Bible.
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Celebrate Beverly Cleary’s 100th Birthday With a Trip to Her Sculpture Garden
Ramona’s creator is even more timeless thanks to Portland’s tribute in bronze
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A New Copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio Was Found in a Scottish Library
Only a few hundred copies still survive
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Celebrate Shakespeare’s Legacy at Hamlet’s Castle
Rest, rest, perturbed spirit! A bed awaits at “Elsinore”
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Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: India
Meet the Woman Fighting for the Survival of India’s Traditional Crafts Culture
Jaya Jaitly aims to protect India’s cultural heritage from the threat of globalized marketplaces
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Competitive Book Collecting Is a Thing
Young bibliophiles duke it out in the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest
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What’s It Like in Space? Ariel Waldman Has the Answers
The NASA adviser and author of a new book gives some insight on living beyond the Earth’s atmosphere
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What Questlove Has to Say About Today’s Food-Obsessed Culture
In a new book, the bandleader and hip-hop star stirs up music and cooking
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Meet Molly Crabapple, an Artist, Activist, Reporter, and Fire-Eater All in One
With pen and brush, the talented journalist fights for justice in the Middle East, and closer to home
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