New York Times - Book

Wolder, near the Belgian border, is waiting to see if the skeleton it dug up in a church is Count d’Artagnan, from Alexandre Dumas’s tale.An excavation in St. Peter and Paul’s Church in Wolder, the Netherlands, to see if remains found in the church belong to Count d’Artagnan, who was dramatized, fictionalized and immortalized in Dumas’s “The Three Musketeers.”

The best-selling author Lynn Painter recommends low-heat love stories that deliver on juicy tension, crackling banter and plenty of swoon.

The best-selling author and collector explains what draws him to add to his own bookshelves.Amor Towles has a collection of about 100 rare books at his Manhattan home in a mahogany-paneled room, decorated with antique and modern paintings and prints.

What to expect at the book fair in the Saatchi Gallery.

Here’s a guide to illuminated manuscripts, antique tomes and first editions around the British capital.The British Library’s collection of more than 170 million items includes more than 13.5 million printed books and e-books.