At the Grolier Club, in midtown, a collection of imaginary volumes—the play within “Hamlet,” Hemingway’s lost first novel—are ...

I think she fell in love with the words themselves and how he was saying things she was trying to find the words for,' the 'A ...

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In “Memorial Days,” Geraldine Brooks retreats to an island off Australia hoping to pick up the pieces after the sudden death ...

Her new book recounts her experiences after the sudden death of her husband, the writer Tony Horwitz. It is not just another book about grief.

Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy-turvyism and zany names to invent stories for children and help children invent their own.

Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...

Chihaya’s version of bibliophobia grew out of the fear of one book in particular—the monograph that her career demanded and ...

Marc Pittman remains dedicated to the memory of his late son Cole, a former Texas football player, and hopes to share his ...