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BOOKS
Walt Whitman's Complete Guide to Wellness in 21 Tips
Wake up early, take cold baths, and go on a lot of walks.
Name the Author Based on the Character
Take the quiz!
Take a Look: An Oral History of Reading Rainbow
For 23 seasons, the LeVar Burton-hosted show taught generations of kids to love the written word. Here's how they did it.
5 Ways to Find More Time to Read
May is Get Caught Reading month, so here are a few clever ways you can squeeze more time for reading in between your work, gym, and sleep time.
This Photography Book of Concrete Architecture Comes With a Concrete Cover
It's not exactly light reading material.
Rare Pages From England’s Earliest Printing Press Found in Library Archives
The rare double-sided leaf is from one of the earliest works made by the pioneering printer William Caxton.
MIT Undergrads Invent Compact Device That Translates Text to Braille
Tactile translates printed words in the time it takes to flip a page.
You Can Now View an Almost-8-Foot-Tall Atlas From the 17th Century Online
The Klencke Atlas is one of the biggest in the world.
J.M. Barrie’s Literary All-Star Cricket Team
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was one of the better players on team.
10 Things You Should Know About Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
'The Jungle' was a muckraking novel conceived as a political game-changer, a book that would get people talking and instigate major reforms.
Harry Potter-Themed Museum Tour Enchants Visitors at The Met
Guests search for fantastic beasts and Horcruxes in the museum's collections.
4 Projects Designed to Be Seen in the Future
Most artists get to celebrate their achievements with some sort of premiere—a film screening, a book launch, a gallery opening. But a few bold writers, filmmakers, musicians, and other artists have elected to create work that they won’t be alive to see, d
Photographer Captures Fukushima Years After Nuclear Meltdown
Rebecca Bathory spent five days exploring Fukushima's exclusion zone.
11 Authors Who Hated the Movie Versions of Their Books
Some of the most beloved movies ever were based on books. But just because we loved them doesn’t mean the original author did.
The Boston Public Library Owns a Mini Car Wash for Books
The contraption can reportedly clean up to 12 dusty books per minute.
9 Secrets of Ghostwriters
Some celebrities are brash in the public light, but get skittish when the writing starts.
Update Your Picnic Menu With This Recipe Book
Say goodbye to limp sandwiches and bland macaroni salad.
8 Photographs Taken Along the Underground Railroad
Photographer Jeanine Michna-Bales reveals some of the scenes that would have confronted escaped slaves as they journeyed north.
8 Photographs Taken Along the Underground Railroad
Photographer Jeanine Michna-Bales reveals some of the scenes that would have confronted escaped slaves as they journeyed north.
This App Turns Text Messages Into Short Stories
Aimed at getting young people to read more, Hooked has more than 10 million downloads.
9 Quirky, Colorful Pictorial Maps From Mid-Century America
A new book collects rare images from the short-lived golden age of pictorial mapping.