D-Day was the turning point of World War II, but victory in Normandy began long before June 6, 1944. Behind the scenes, ...

Was the victim a misunderstood savant? Or connected to organized crime? There’s only one clue, and it can’t be solved.

If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be ...

On Feb. 21, Sten Gould turns 100 years old. His wartime journals have preserved the voice of a soldier who copied Nazi morse ...

For over six centuries, the Voynich Manuscript has resisted every attempt at translation. Cryptographers, linguists, ...

The details of Elizebeth Smith Friedman’s remarkable career sound a bit outlandish when you list them all together: cracked ...

Elections are coming in October, and Bibi needs to hold onto the small right-wing parties to maintain power. Ergo, bad things ...

She had a personal role in some of the prosecutions. She testified as an expert witness in 33 cases, and frequently became the subject of newspaper and magazine articles. For a time, she was one of ...

In February, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Emily Brontë’s Gothic story of love and revenge. By MJ Franklin MJ Franklin is an editor at the Book Review and the host of the Book Review ...

When life gets really hectic, sitting quietly with a book can feel like an impossible luxury. And when does a smartphone-mediated world feel less than hectic? Any shred of free time is too easy to ...

The mass market paperback, light in the hand and on the wallet, once filled airport bookstores and supermarket media aisles. You may never buy a new one again. Credit...Photographs by Tony Cenicola ...

This spring, Constellation is bringing Dan Brown’s international best-seller to life on stage. Don’t miss the Indiana premiere of The Da Vinci Code, directed ...