In 1939, Ernest Hemingway left a large collection of his belongings—the manuscript of his earliest short story, childhood trinkets, memorabilia from his time at war, intimate letters, books, and ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The collection includes such highly valuable, sought after Golden Age comic books as Action Comics ...

First, there was “To Kill a Mockingbird” and a Pulitzer Prize. Then, to everyone’s surprise came “Go Set a Watchman.” Now, there is another surprise with “The Land of Sweet Forever” (Harper, 224 pgs., ...

UB's Rare Books Collection holds the first British edition of “Wuthering Heights,” the iconic novel by Emily Brontë.

This month the Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books Collection launched an online platform that unifies artists' books from across several Smithsonian collections. It may seem like a simple tool, but ...

Christopher Barbour is the curator of rare books at Tisch Library. During his years at Tufts University, he has preserved and considerably expanded the university’s collection of rare books, allowing ...

In today’s fast-paced, screen-indulgent world, there’s something quietly extraordinary about a beautifully bound rare book. For 35 years, Imperial Fine Books, based in New York City, has been ...

Our collection of rare books includes works on art, history, literature, mathematics and science, as well as a collection of Bibles. These books are housed in the Thomas E. and Jennie W. Welmers Rare ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... To start this project, Freece reached out to experts across the Library of Congress’s “international and national divisions, even though I ...

When you make a purchase using links on our site, The Week may earn a commission. All reviews are written independently by our editorial team. I have been returning to Jean Rhys ever since picking up ...

Censorship and book bans are on the rise worldwide, prompting growing concerns about access to information and free expression. Although this trajectory is increasingly worrisome, it isn’t new, as ...