https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/blog/smithsonian-books/RSS feed for Smithsonian BooksenThu, 16 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2023/11/16/five-incredible-fossils-from-across-the-world/Learn about Earth's history with five fossils that have stories to tellThu, 16 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2023/11/09/honoring-the-service-of-native-americans/In honor of Veterans Day and Native American Heritage Month, learn about the legacy of Native American service and the memorial that pays tribute to them.Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2023/11/02/amazing-astronaut-stories-from-the-space-shuttle-program/Former astronaut Tom Jones interviewed more than 130 fellow astronauts to create a definitive oral history of the space shuttle program.Thu, 02 Nov 2023 17:18:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2023/10/26/spend-halloween-with-gruesome-ghosts/Celebrate the scary season with ghostly Japanese prints from the upcoming book "Staging the Supernatural"Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2023/10/19/ten-treasures-from-the-national-air-and-space-museum/No need to wait in line—you can experience the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum with these ten incredible artifacts!Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2023/10/12/oldest-living-tree/Experience the wonder of ancient trees with this excerpt from the new book "In Search of the Old Ones"Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2023/10/06/new-age-of-spaceflight/So much has already been achieved in spaceflight, so what else could be possible?Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:55:29 +0000