In 1916, a Polish scientist discovered how to create a mono-crystal, which later became the basis for integrated circuits and semiconductors.

His most recent work, “The Ramos Gin Fizz,” was published this summer by LSU Press as part of their popular series on iconic New Orleans cocktails. The book fits well into Reed’s oeuvre, most of which ...

Some movies based on Stephen King stories are legendary, while others fall completely flat, including the likes of The Cell ...

Theodore Roosevelt said, “comparison is the thief of joy.” Indeed, the central battle Housel identifies is the distinction between two ways to use money: as a tool to live a better life or as a ...

Two new books take up that most durable of American subjects -- the uneasy space between what we imagine ourselves to be and ...

Young adult author Hal Schrieve approaches vampire stories from the monster’s perspective, including with hir third book, ...

Abby Jimenez’s most popular book is, without question, Yours Truly. In a landslide of Reddit votes, it outranks her other ...

There’s an instructive legend about two wolves. In it, a grandparent tells his grandson each person has two wolves fighting inside them—a good wolf and a bad wolf. The grandson asks, “Which wolf wins?

The Atlantic C.E.O.—and author of “The Running Ground”—discusses four books about how demanding physical pursuits can change ...

Poetry is not easy to compose, nor is it easy to write about. Like music, poetry requires a certain immersion into the composition one hears via their ...