Johnny Appleseed was an early horticulturist and conservationist, planting apple trees as he traveled west for the settlers that would follow in his wake. (Whitney Locher Illustration) Finally!

A new book shows how Connick harnessed the ancient medium as ‘a potent means of contemporary visual expression’ ...

A new exhibit at the National Museum of American History details this underexamined history Like Johnny Appleseed, Smith has been planting the seeds of verse across the U.S. A technology ...

Most of the crowd gathered at Woodstock’s historic Connell House on Thursday, Oct. 24, knew something about Tappan Adney. Some know his story well. But even those like publisher and ...

Our columnists on new books by John Banville, Kate Christensen under a pseudonym and more. By Sarah Weinman Novels by Haruki Murakami and Rebecca Yarros, memoirs by Angela Merkel and Cher ...

Lila Pereira, a successful media executive, rises to the top of her career but has to reckon with her youngest daughter, Grace, resenting her for not being a PTA mom. Grace also dredges up the ...

In the early 19th century, John Chapman, or “Johnny Appleseed,” wandered the Ohio countryside, sowing apple seeds and securing a place in American history.

As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use, mental health — the people who work there are burning out. By Christina Caron In “Feast While You Can ...

Source Walt Disney's Giant Book of Fairy Tales is an illustrated hardcover children's book published by Purnell in October 1973.

Johnny Weissmuller was swimming’s first superstar by winning five Olympic gold medals. He won the 100m freestyle and the 4x200m relay team event at both the 1924 Paris Games and 1928 Amsterdam Games.

Our editors handpick the products that we feature. We may earn commission from the links on this page. P.S.: Need a totally free gift? Get them a subscription to OBooks, Oprah Daily’s book-focused ...

Discovering a talented but elusive figure. The week, Nick Harkaway answers our burning questions, what is he reading, what book would he take to a desert island, what gave him the reading bug ...