We Can All Agree That Rewriting Roald Dahl’s Books to Remove Offensive Language Is a Bad Thing
The late author's estate has made changes to at least 10 of his books
Inside a Harvard Professor’s Ambitious Work of Cultural History
Martin Puchner, the author of “Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop,” talks about the challenges of writing a wide-ranging history
Excerpt: Epic Journeys With Larger-Than-Life Explorer Peter Freuchen
The true story of when the Danish explorer visited Melville Bay — and the two-week party that ensued
Revisiting the True Crime Case That Inspired Edgar Allan Poe
One of his stories echoes a mysterious discovery
Excerpt: How to Survive an Owl Attack
The dignified birds are apparently not to be trifled with
A New Memoir Chronicles Life With a Stutter
An interview with John Hendrickson, author of “Life on Delay”
Viola Davis Entered the August Company of EGOT Winners
She's the 18th person to do so
Joan Didion's NYC Apartment Is For Sale For $7.5 Million
Doesn't look like a bad place to write at all
The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This February
Including Salman Rushdie’s latest novel and an in-depth look at American fitness
Two Historians Take on Misinformation With a New Anthology
“Myth America” is out now
Is the World Ready for a Dee Snider Novel?
That's not a rhetorical question
Who Are These People Who Refuse to Read?
Inspired by their tech heroes, never-readers think books are a waste of time
What Can Medieval Monks Teach Us About Concentration?
Talking distraction with the author of “The Wandering Mind”
Relive the Early Days of Aviation in John Lancaster's "The Great Air Race"
In 1919, the nation's best aviators embarked on a daring competition
How Prince Harry Became the Most Annoying Man in America
Imagine if complaining about your family was your only marketable skill?
Did a Romance Novelist Fake Her Own Death?
An especially surreal literary scandal