Firefinch has snapped up Jonathan Black’s The Secret History of the Universe, a "character-driven history of mysticism and its influence on modern science, from nuclear physics to the latest AI".

From Grover Cleveland to John F. Kennedy and Donald Trump, examples abound of presidential maladies being minimized or kept secret.

CNN’s Jake Tapper has been blasted as a “hypocrite” for trying to “rewrite history” and profit off former President Joe Biden’s mental decline with his new bombshell book.

Revelations, remembrances, reissues, and reunions: The Secret History of Chicago Music looks back on two decades of digging into the fringes.

Perhaps that’s what justifies the title of Richard Kerbaj’s “The Secret History of the Five Eyes,” a book that draws largely from public sources, including news articles and interviews ...

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has found.

'Secret History of the Rape Kit' reveals ugly past, dim future A new book looks at a forensic tool, developed in Chicago, that the overwhelming majority of hospital nurses aren’t trained to use.

Meghan Markle 's longtime friend, Lindsay Jill Roth, is honoring her friendship with the Duchess of Sussex with a special tribute in her new book — kept a secret until release day.

Recent local history books on Cincinnati’s frontier years, Bengals phenom Greg Cook and Coney Island are great additions to your bookshelf.

Hank Phillippi Ryan's latest novel, 'All This Could Be Yours,' is a thriller based on her own experiences as an author, she tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement.

The dish is governed by a set of laws that are rooted in tradition, rich in common sense, and aching to be broken or bent.

Smithsonian 's picks for the best history books of 2024 include The Barn, Eden Undone and The Wide Wide Sea. Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary ...