Category: Books and Authors

Illustrator W.A. Dwiggins, when tasked with illustrating a version of Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination in 1930,...

As the end of the semester approaches, many WashU students are also preparing to observe the Jewish holiday of Passover....

The Washington University Libraries are pleased to announce the winners of the 37th annual Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Competition. Named...

The University Libraries celebrate Arab American Heritage Month in April by highlighting books that explore the culture, history, experiences, and...

“Is it possible to tell stories with figures and abstract forms? Can diagrams relate conflicts, meetings of minds or disagreements?”...

Did you know there are cookbooks in the library? Try searching the catalog to inspire your next culinary adventure! We...

To celebrate Women’s History Month in March, the Washington University Libraries are highlighting recent, trailblazing publications on different facets of...

Medieval manuscripts are handwritten documents dating from roughly 500 to 1500 CE and were primarily written on parchment, also called...

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is one of the most insightful and practical books I have ever read about...

Immediately upon publishing his first public letter—which serves as an introductory chapter to this volume—criticizing the way in which his...

A friend recently said of my Goodreads profile, “You read the most uninteresting things.” For this book review, I was...

Special Collections is delighted to add a signed copy of Irma Rombauer’s The Joy of Cooking (1943) to the local...