Books
How Porcelain Dolls Became the Ultimate Victorian Status Symbol
Class-obsessed consumers found the cold, hard and highly breakable figurines irresistible
Prince Harry Moves Forward With His Memoir, 'Spare'
The Duke of Sussex's book will hit shelves in January
Reimagining Tutankhamun as a Warrior
Recent research contradicts the image of the Egyptian boy-king as a frail, sickly pharaoh
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Wartime Speeches Tell the Story of Ukraine
The Ukrainian president will publish a collection of 16 handpicked addresses later this year
The Forgotten Sisters Who Pioneered the Historical Novel
Jane and Anna Maria Porter ruled Britain's literary scene—until male imitators wrote them out of the story
The Medieval Power Struggle That Inspired HBO's 'House of the Dragon'
The "Game of Thrones" spinoff takes its cue from the Anarchy, a civil war that saw Empress Matilda and Stephen of Blois vying for the English crown
What a Spanish Shipwreck Reveals About the Final Years of the Slave Trade
Forty-one of the 561 enslaved Africans on board the "Guerrero" died when the illegal slave ship sank off the Florida Keys in 1827
When the Muppets Moved to Moscow
A new book details the tangled tale of "Ulitsa Sezam," a "Sesame Street" spinoff that aired until visions of Russia's democratic future faltered
Joan Didion's Legacy Lives on in Los Angeles
The writer, who died last winter, is the subject of a new exhibition at the Hammer Museum
Annie Ernaux Wins Nobel Prize in Literature for Her Unabashed Autobiographical Writing
The French author is the 17th woman to win the prize
The Indian Guru Who Brought Eastern Spirituality to the West
A new biography explores the life of Vivekananda, a Hindu ascetic who promoted a more inclusive vision of religion
The Gold Coast King Who Fought the Might of Europe's Slave Traders
New research reveals links between the 18th-century Ahanta leader John Canoe and the Caribbean festival Junkanoo
Inside the Disneyland of Graveyards
How Forest Lawn Memorial-Park, a star-studded cemetery in Los Angeles, corporatized mourning in America
Archive of Ernest Hemingway Writings, Photos Opens to the Public for the First Time
Privately owned for decades, the materials include a short story featuring F. Scott Fitzgerald, personal effects and rough drafts
Over 1,600 Books Were Banned During the Past School Year
A new PEN America report finds that targeted campaigns by advocacy groups are behind the increasing bans
At 21,450 Pages, the Longest Book in the World Is Impossible to Read
Ilan Manouach’s conceptual art project weighs 37.5 pounds and measures 31.5 inches long
The Noble Fury of Samuel Adams
How America’s “first politician” galvanized a colony—and helped set a revolution in motion
How Nomads Shaped Centuries of Civilization
A new book celebrates the achievements of wanderers, whose stories have long been overlooked
Twelve Writers Bring Back Agatha Christie's Miss Marple
In a new collection of short stories, contemporary authors take on the much-loved detective
How J.R.R. Tolkien Came to Write the Stories of 'The Rings of Power'
Haunted by the approach of another world war, the beloved fantasy author created a new story of Middle-earth that few people even knew about—until now
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