My bookshelf is chaos. Bright and shiny colors flash next to worn hand-me-downs, richly bound dictionaries fraternize with faded travel pocket books. There is no rhyme or reason, just books stacked, ...

“No,” I said after a pause so long my friend wondered if I had heard him. “Sorry, Wolfhart.” He had come to the office to help me sort and pack for my next ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The journalist shares the titles she’d most want with her on a desert island. By Christiane Amanpour The designer lists the titles she would most want to take with her on a desert island. By ...

Chances are, many of us will own a few more books after the holidays. But even if the books you have are carefully stored and cataloged, where do you put new ones? In third grade, I was made to ...

Though it’s only seven panels of wood haphazardly stapled, glued, taped, and otherwise forced together, the Harvard-issue bookshelf may be one of the greatest cultural phenomena of our lifetime. The ...