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An excerpt from “The Wager,” which reconstructs an eighteenth-century British naval expedition whose catastrophic end inspired numerous conflicting accounts—and influenced the work of Charles Darwin and Herman Melville.

We wondered. Following the success of a second “Top Gun” movie, sequels are in the works for hit films like “Gladiator,” “I Am Legend” and the “Toy Story” series. What movie left you wishing for a sequel, and why?

Say no to the Muggles, and carry on.

Commentator David Bouchier suggests that a good old-fashioned long read can help us through the winter.

The effortlessness with which you can download a book to your phone is one of the glories of our age.

Staff at Harvard Book Store, Trident Booksellers & Café, Porter Square Books, Frugal Bookstore, and Brookline Booksmith share the titles they're most excited to read.

The magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror field with news, reviews, and author interviews

Sailors Beware

Our list of the 222 best books of all time has personal picks from booksellers, as well as from acclaimed authors like Anne Tyler and George R.R. Martin.

The historian and relative of Leo Tolstoy on why his father used to keep the family’s finances secret