In 1911, local farmers in Peru led American explorer Hiram Bingham to the ruins of Machu Picchu, an Incan city built high in the Andes Mountains, introducing the outside world to this architectural ...

Whether whizzing through the Andes on toward the former Inca Empire or unveiling the hidden gems of the Silk Road's trade routes, no second is wasted aboard these luxury train rides ...

Creating a roundup of the 25 best-selling books of all time is harder than it sounds. Books—especially those published hundreds of years ago—were published in different editions and translated ...

Your TBR list is getting longer... The simple joy of reading a book can inspire so much. While we’re turning their pages, we use our imaginations to live inside entire worlds with its characters.

Even in the 21st-century digital age, books haven’t lost their importance; they are still a reliable source for gathering information. Although we can now carry thousands of e-books on mobile devices ...

Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. Another year of reading has come and gone, leaving mental trails of ...

For my book, Slow Trains Around Spain I travelled ... but for sheer drama and anticipation the Hiram Bingham is my choice. Covering 57 miles (taking 3.5 hours) it rattles from Cusco to Aguas ...

Buying books is a thrill, but traditional ink-and-paper quickly gobbles up space on your shelves. Fortunately, modern bookworms have come up with modern solutions. The e-reader with an E Ink ...