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Smarten Up Your Space With Coffee Table Books This Holiday Season

12 gorgeous coffee table books to get for someone you love — including yourself

Remembering Arthur Frommer, Who Changed the Way We Travel

The travel guide pioneer died this week at the age of 95

HarperCollins Criticized for AI Offer to Writers

Turns out a lot of writers don't want their work used to train AI

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This November

True crime, soccer history and a deep dive into a cult classic

Inside the Very Strange World of Absinthe Crimes

Evan Rail’s “The Absinthe Forger” explores the evolution of a spirit

How Did Libraries Help the Allies Win World War II?

Elyse Graham, author of “Book and Dagger,” explains the place where academia and espionage collide

Meet Jack Edwards, the Viral Librarian of Gen Z

We spoke with the internet’s favorite books guy about rising to the top of BookTube and how social media is disrupting the publishing industry

The YouTube Guide to Books

Every channel worth watching on “BookTube,” the best literary corner of the internet, whether you prefer classic literature or modern fantasy

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This October

An Anthony Bourdain trip into NYC’s history, bygone utopias and an insider’s look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono

How to Build a Lifelong Relationship With Live Music

Robert Elms’s “Live!: Why We Go Out” makes a compelling case

Marilyn, Brando, McQueen: Inside the Star-Studded Archives of “Life”

The magazine intimately chronicled the lives of Hollywood’s biggest stars, as shown in a lavish new two-volume ode to the golden age of film

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This September

Gripping fiction, thoughtful memoirs and a Hold Steady member’s musical insights

Orlando Whitfield on "All That Glitters" and Inigo Philbrick

Orlando Whitfield on “All That Glitters” and revisiting Inigo Philbrick

The Life and Times of a Jazz Age Gentleman Thief

Author Dean Jobb on the thrilling life of Arthur Barry

The Joy of Reading About Summer Vacation While on Summer Vacation

Need an antidote to a crap summer? Try some cheesy escapism.