Not every workplace features a guillotine. At a book conservation lab tucked beneath the first floor of the Metropolitan Museum…
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A nonprofit that distributed books for many of the country’s small presses has closed, and the fallout could affect the…
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These days, literary events in New York City can require tickets and be just as hard to get into as…
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Books by Jenny Erpenbeck and Hwang Sok-yong are among six nominees for the prestigious award for translated fiction.
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Murph the Surf became an unlikely folk hero after robbing the American Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Gems in…
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This year’s New York International Antiquarian Book Fair features plenty of quirky items amid the high-ticket treasures. (Poison books, anyone?)
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What books are on your night stand? My night stand doesn’t speak to me anymore. That’s because, here’s the truth:…
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For Iman Mersal, the slim novel was “life altering.” She narrates her journey in the footsteps of its largely forgotten…
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Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). Peace! I need my peace. I usually read in my office,…
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Literary allusions are everywhere. What are they good for?
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