From an oenophile’s exploration of the Mediterranean islands to culinary jaunts through Italy’s culinary heartland, these books bottle up the spirit of summer. For all the talk of AI killing ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. First, here are four new stories from The Atlantic’s Books section: A vision of the city ...

An example of a double accordion stitched binding created by Greenwood artist Sonja Lehman. Lehman will be offering a class on the book art technique on June 24 at the Greenwood Public Library. Tucked ...

This story was updated on October 15, 2025. It was first published on November 2, 2023. Beautiful books are a great addition to a design library, as well as a source of ideas for creating a ...

SAN DIEGO -- Here’s a hot take. Publishing beautiful books has never mattered more than now. Gorgeous covers, gilded edges, swirly endpapers and sharp illustrations have long been ways to give the ...