Taking shelter in the Strand, an encounter with a very tall man and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. Dear Diary: My wife and I were walking back to our West ...

If you're a devoted reader, chances are you have plenty of books lying around your home, and while bookcases are the typical vessel to hold and organize them, it's not the only way to put your ...

Is your Spotify Wrapped a bluff? While digital algorithms track our listening, an analog "book stack" offers a deeper look at our intentions. From Timothy Snyder to Hans Fallada, here is how one ...

Jan. 4—On the January day that I first visited The Astorian newsroom, that cubic midcentury building on Exchange Street with what must be a leaning sequoia tree as its roadside landmark, I encountered ...

Your pile of to-be-read books just turned into the easiest, most whimsical decor trend yet. If you're a devoted reader, chances are you have plenty of books lying around your home, and while bookcases ...