Silver spoons for the dining table have been around since antiquity - a much longer history than the table fork, which did not come into general use until the 18 th century. By this time spoons had ...

They did this to avoid the perils of travel and (after 1784) to escape paying duty in a region where a heathy distain for the Hanoverians persisted well into the 19 th century. Currently some 30 ...

“It’s really a godsend.” Image A 2023 survey of independent bookstores by the American Booksellers Association found that only 18 percent sell e-books, largely because of the limited ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

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Bookshop.org launched in 2020 as a way to sell books online while still supporting local bookstores, which have become a rarity in the U.S. The company has seen success selling physical books online.

“When we launched Bookshop.org, the vision was to support local bookstores in their battle against Amazon and other online retailers,” says Andy Hunter, CEO and Founder of the online bookseller.

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This début by a TV scriptwriter provides a wonderful portrait of his eccentric late uncle—Eric Tucker—an untrained but talented artist who by the age of 80 had amassed in his Warrington ...

In news that will surprise very few, Rebecca Yarros has soared straight to first place in this week’s chart with Onyx Storm (Piatkus) – the third book in the Empyrean series – in the ...