When the Los Angeles-area fires came for the Eames and Gamble houses, preservationists had to choose what to save. Here’s ...

Lisa Schnebly Heidinger and Julie Morrison traveled across Arizona, writing poems and prose to document their journey in ...

The Finnish writer Tove Jansson returned from a U.S. trip with a new perspective on home—and an enduring novel.

Janet Malcolm is remembered, above all, for her ruthlessness. But when I went looking for it, I found something much more ...

The police said the stores were selling books that supported terrorism and that two members of the family who owned the ...

Synnøve Karlsen stars in the BBC's new period drama, Miss Austen, which follows Cassandra Austen, who notoriously burned the private letters of her sister, world-famous author Jane Austen ...

A firm childhood favourite is the subject of a new exhibition in Leeds as Miffy the rabbit celebrates her 70th birthday.

Kazuhiro Tsuji, the world-famous special effects and makeup artist, has redefined the boundaries of hyperrealism in art. His book recommendations embody not only his mastery of sculpting lifelike ...

In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” rare-book dealer Rebecca Romney discovers overlooked women authors who inspired the famous ...

When fire swept through Los Angeles last month, the home of the world’s most famous surfer was destroyed but she saved the ...

Lost manuscripts written by the famous Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga were discovered in the Netherlands. The ...

In John Irving’s next book, the author is returning to St_ Cloud’s, Maine, and to the orphanage made famous in his acclaimed “The Cider House Rules.” ...