Like an ageing rock band contracted for one last farewell tour, in Cymbeline, Shakespeare’s back playing the hits.

Free to visit and located in the last surviving building of the former Jane Addams Homes, the new Chicago museum is filled ...

The pope’s embrace of literature and history is a sharp contrast to some of his predecessors, a medievalist explains.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author and former New York Times Paris bureau chief Elaine Sciolino about the new book, How ...

TikTok and Instagram users have made Libreria Acqua Alta one of the most photographed bookstores in the world. Here’s how the store has adapted to its fame—and thousands of daily visitors.

The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair takes over the Park Avenue Armory for the 65th edition of the beloved fair.

In addition to the physical collection, Plumb Library hosts a robust digital collection available via our website or through app-based platforms including Libby and Hoopla. If you’re looking for ...

In the fruits, we learn about a 1912 freezer, in which the fruit is spooned into a metal can buried in a mix of ice and salt.

Jan van der Crabben's AI fears materialized. His World History Encyclopedia -- the world's second most visited history ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. World Book Day has been and gone, and spring cleaning is looming, which means there's only one thing for it - I need to find a new home for ...

World Book Day has been and gone, and spring cleaning is looming, which means there's only one thing for it - I need to find a new home for some of my many books. As my walls groan with the weight of ...