Smithsonian Books

10/26/2025

So much to do, so little time...📚

10/24/2025

Have any fun weekend plans? Why not join the lions for theirs? Our book THE LAST LIONS is a beautiful invitation to join the pride and enjoy stunning photos like this little lion cub from Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/science-nature/the-last-lions/
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10/22/2025

Happy birthday to postmodern artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008), who was born 100 years today! Experience his incredible career with our book THE ASCENT OF RAUSCHENBERG, a stunning tribute to his space and aviation art. https://smithsonianbooks.com/store/art-architecture/the-ascent-of-rauschenberg-reinventing-the-art-of-flight/

10/21/2025

Happy publication day to WATER'S EDGE! Truman Lowe (1944–2019) led a visionary career that was sourced in his Hooçak (Ho-Chunk) heritage and homeland. This volume traces the development of his career and the recurrent themes in his work—moving water, woodland structures, memory and knowledge, and landscape and place—to offer new perspectives on a remarkable oeuvre. https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/national-museum-american-indian-titles/waters-edge-the-art-of-truman-lowe/

10/17/2025

It's still National Book Month, and you can travel the world with our book ARCHAEOLOGY: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO OUR HUMAN PAST. You'll witness marvels like the Library of Celsus in Turkey pictured here.
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https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/anthropology-archaeology/archaeology-the-essential-guide-to-our-human-past/

10/16/2025

Take a page from STIRRING THE POT WITH BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: A FOUNDING FATHER'S CULINARY ADVENTURES to inspire your cooking this fall! Franklin experimented with food throughout his life and you can too.👨‍🍳
https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/history/stirring-the-pot-with-benjamin-franklin-a-founding-fathers-culinary-adventures/

10/14/2025

Take flight with THE ASCENT OF RAUSCHENBERG! This October marks 100 years since postmodern artist Robert Rauschenberg was born, and this tribute to his career explores the fascinating ways he returned to the theme of flight again and again. The book features more than 150 images that capture his breadth of talent and imagination: https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/art-architecture/the-ascent-of-rauschenberg-reinventing-the-art-of-flight/

10/13/2025

Meet incredible dinosaurs, from the iconic to the lesser known. Each page of DINOSAURUS is filled with informative entries, phonetic spellings to help pronounce the names of prehistoric creatures, and detailed anatomical illustrations. 🦕 https://smithsonianbooks.com/store/science-nature/dinosaurus-a-prehistoric-dictionary/

10/10/2025

Our book THE ASCENT OF RAUSCHENBERG comes out next week, but you can learn more about his fascination with flight with this wonderful article from Smithsonian Magazine! "His enduring fascination with flight—whether mechanical, animal or imaginary—reveals an interest not just in elevation, but in transcendence. A century after his birth, his work continues to remind viewers that art can lift off."

Ahead of painter Robert Rauschenberg’s centennial this fall, a new book details how he was fueled by looking to the sky

10/10/2025

This cannonball jellyfish lights its way as it swims in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, located off the coast of Georgia. 🪼 The 22-square-mile sanctuary is featured in AMERICA'S MARINE SANCTUARIES: A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION. https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/science-nature/americas-marine-sanctuaries-a-photographic-exploration/

10/10/2025

"Beehler’s fascination with the Hudsonian Godwit permeates his writing as he’s constantly expressing his appreciation for the species. These godwits are elusive, and, half the time, Beehler couldn’t find them during his trips. This made the instances in which he did find them twice as thrilling." Check out this review of FLIGHT OF THE GODWIT from the American Birding Association!

Bruce M. Beehler’s 20th book, Flight of the Godwit: Tracking Epic Shorebird Migrations, is not only a study on the Hudsonian Godwits’ migration, but a journey through North America’s lesser-traveled roads. Though the title...

10/08/2025

DINOSAURUS is the ultimate reference guide to the prehistoric era! 🦖
https://s.si.edu/431SevQ