The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

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

The nominees for the translated fiction award “don’t shut down debate, they generate it,” said the author Max Porter, who ...

The books hail from Clairvaux Abbey, founded in 1115 by Cistercian monks in northern France, and its daughter monasteries. Some tomes are nearly 900 years old. Researchers had thought they were ...

Jennifer E. Archer is experiencing something rare for a first-time author. Typically, a book comes out, becomes a massive hit ...

Spring styles hit the boards and though patients are still price conscious, their desire for bold and colorful frames are on the rise.