Smithsonian Books

12/01/2025

The end of the year is winding down, and we're excited for what 2026 holds. If you want to start dreaming and planning about your year ahead, get yourself a gorgeous SMITHSONIAN ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR! https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/smithsonian/smithsonian-engagement-calendar-2026/

11/30/2025

Add Greece to your list of places to travel! The incredible Sanctuary of Delphi is featured in the pages of INCREDIBLE ARCHAEOLOGY: INSPIRING PLACES FROM OUR HUMAN PAST and should earn a spot on your bucket list! • Image credit: Alpineguide/Alamy
https://s.si.edu/46dX9dM

11/29/2025

Happy Small Business Saturday! Support your local bookstores today & everyday ❤️📚

11/28/2025

Stamp your SMITHSONIAN PASSPORT throughout Washington, D.C. this holiday season! This interactive guide to the Smithsonian includes custom stamp stickers, trivia, and photos galore!
https://s.si.edu/4lLrvuz

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from Smithsonian Books!
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11/26/2025

DO ALL INDIANS LIVE IN TIPIS? is an incredible guide to Native American tribes, past and present. This book debunks myths, answers frequently asked questions, and covers topics ranging from clothing to food to music.
https://s.si.edu/451ZPch

11/25/2025

The exhibition “Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe” opened today at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian! It's the first major retrospective of the acclaimed Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) artist, and you can get a sneak peek of some of his stunning work in this excerpt featured in Smithsonian Magazine from our companion book WATER'S EDGE!

This Native American Heritage Month, enjoy the work of Hoocąk artist Truman Lowe

11/23/2025

As you're planning your menus this holiday season, take inspiration from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture's SWEET HOME CAFÉ COOKBOOK. Whether it's baked mac & cheese or sweet potato pie, these recipes are sure to delight the whole family!👩‍🍳
https://s.si.edu/485u19I

11/22/2025

As the fall foliage heads out for the season, enjoy the stories of everlasting trees with IN SEARCH OF THE OLD ONES, an adventure to find the oldest trees across the United States. The book is made beautiful by drawings like this sequoia tree! • Credit: © Rebecca Noelle Purvis🍁
https://s.si.edu/3VjIOYy

11/21/2025

It's been one month since the release of WATER'S EDGE, a beautiful book celebrating the life and work of Truman Lowe! This book is a must-read for fans of contemporary and Indigenous art. Lowe is pictured here in 1992 in his studio in Middleton, Wisconsin. •Image credit: Jeff Miller / University of Wisconsin–Madison
https://s.si.edu/47rb2ay

11/20/2025

This quilt from Margaret J. Gilman is a wonderful piece of silk and thread. It is courtesy of the New Hampshire Historical Society and it is one of the objects featured in STATE FAIRS: GROWING AMERICAN CRAFT. • Image credit: "Quilt", ca. 1898-1905 silk and thread​, Courtesy of New Hampshire Historical Society, Gift of Ruth M. Crowther
https://s.si.edu/4nPonin

11/19/2025

Happy Birthday, Eileen Collins! Pictured here in 2005 is the STS-114 mission commander suiting up before the Space Shuttle's return to flight. Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission. She is one of the extraordinary women featured in our new book ON A MISSION! • Image credit: NASA https://s.si.edu/4a1Uh7s