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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.

You Can Rent Norman Mailer's Brooklyn Heights Apartment

Where literary history and real estate converge

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This August

Crime fiction, TV history and how science fiction transformed the world

The Mountaineer Who Hit Rock Bottom on Top of Everest

Renowned adventurer Cory Richards opens up about his summit epiphany, his struggles with mental health and revisiting it all in a new book

How a Now-Forgotten Mountain Man Helped Reshape the American West

Bob Drury and Tom Clavin on their book “Throne of Grace”

This Classic Book Explores the Inner Workings of Illegal Liquor

Alec Wilkinson revisits his book “Moonshine: A Life in Pursuit of White Liquor”

Edgar Allan Poe's Most Valuable Book Isn't What You Might Expect

Occasionally, a copy turns up in the least expected places