Articles of Note

Michael Dirda is back to browsing bookstores. Among his first purchases are Memoirs of an Oxford Don and The Ultimate Spider-Man... more »

New Books

Edmund de Waal’s tour of belle époque Paris is singular in its preoccupation — or obsession — with things... more »

Essays & Opinions

Among the most reproduced books in English are the Bible, the works of Shakespeare, and The Compleat Angler, a 17th-century fishing manual... more »