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Harry Potter-Themed Museum Tour Enchants Visitors at The Met
Guests search for fantastic beasts and Horcruxes in the museum's collections.
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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.
11 Book-Inspired Candles for Bibliophiles
Take a big whiff of your favorite books.
'The X-Files' Is Becoming an Audiobook
Adapted from a set of graphic novels and starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, 'The X-Files: Cold Cases' is a reboot for the podcast age.
8 Infographics That Show the Visual Power of Circles
The Book of Circles: Visualizing Spheres of Knowledge is a compendium of circular infographics and designs created throughout centuries.
Scientists Create a Wheel of Old Book Smells
Subjects in an experiment on old books described aromas like chocolate, coffee, wood, and, in some cases, mothballs and fish.
5 Finance Books That Will Help Get Your Life on Track (Without Putting You to Sleep)
We asked a handful of financial planners for the best books to seriously up your money game.
12 of the Sweet Valley High Books’ Most Ridiculous Plotlines
Many of the Wakefield twins' adventures are typical teenage stuff. Sometimes, though, the plotlines of the Sweet Valley High books were, in a word, bizarre.
50 Essential Children's Books
For readers young and old.
How to Make a Great Cheese Plate
A new book will help you take your appetizer game to the next level.
7 Characters That Didn’t Make It Into the Harry Potter Books
A Weasley cousin in Slytherin never made it past the early drafts.
As Seen on TV: 9 Cookbooks Based on Cartoons
Making pancakes, making bacon pancakes.
Take the Whimsy Out of Your Favorite Pastime With This Super-Serious 'Executive Coloring Book'
Add some color to the exciting corporate world—but only grays and browns, please.
Here’s How Many Books You Can Expect to Read Before You Die
This table might inspire you to cut down your reading list.
A New Museum Honoring Anne of Green Gables Author Is in the Works
A fan group plans to convert author L.M. Montgomery's home in Norval, Ontario into a literary landmark.