The Status of the Book in the Age of Digital Media

I think we all have moments where we wonder what it was like to be our favorite musicians, hearing what they heard, thinking their thoughts, seeing what played

In 2014 my wife Dorothy and I — tired of snowdrifts, leaky roofs, and steep stairs — moved to Beaumont at Bryn Mawr, a retirement community owned by its re

Adapted from Brunner's new book, Extreme North – A Cultural History When Geneva historian Paul Henri Mallet began to publish Old Norse tales

Simple advice to help you get more out of the books you read, from author Ryan Holiday.

«Life is too short to read books you don’t enjoy reading. My rule is 100 pages minus your age — so if you’re 30 years old and a book hasn’t captivated you by page 70, stop reading it.»

The most tearjerking, hilarious, satisfying, and shocking death scenes in 2,500 years of culture.

A study by Yale researchers finds that reading books in particular returns cognitive gains that increase longevity.

«extended lifespan applied to all reading participants, regardless of “gender, wealth, education or health” factors, the study explains. That’s a 20% reduction in mortality created by a sedentary activity.»

The sinister history of fumigating “foreign” books.