Ebooks and digital reading have marked a revolution in the world of books, but they cannot beat the smell and feel of paper ... Tamerlane and Other Poems is really rare in terms of Poe’s writing, due ...

Welcome to Saint Louis University’s Archives and Rare Books. Our reading room (Room 307 in Pius Library) is open by appointment only to students, faculty and staff of SLU, as well as visiting ...

The course serves as an integral part of the special collections concentration with a particular focus on bibliography and the printed book. It is an overview to gain an understanding of issues ...

Christie’s auction house in September sold a pair of Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle books that had been owned by the ...

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The Rare Book Room’s twentieth anniversary provided us with the perfect opportunity to revisit the exhibits that have been housed in this beautiful space. This retrospective exhibit features only a ...

Chitose Abe of Sacai is the most powerful fashion designer you don’t know about, thanks to her ability to fuse street and ...

One of the more unusual traditions in Springfield is "Whacking Day" when citizens try to kill as many snakes as possible.

Three new books make the case for music as medicine. In “The Schubert Treatment,” the most lyrical of the trio, a cellist takes us bedside with the sick and the dying. By Alexandra Jacobs ...

Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated on Friday, had aimed to transform the economy. He was the country's longest-serving prime minister, before standing down in the late ...

As Japan's longest serving prime minister whose life was cut short at age 67 in a shockingly violent - and rare - incident, Mr Abe is only the second prime minister to get a state funeral.