Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown fresh light on a shadowy corner of the rare book world. By Jennifer Schuessler and Julia Jacobs The New ...

Harvard Library says it has removed a book that's been in its collection for nearly a century that is partially made with human skin that was taken from a deceased hospital patient without consent.

When we talk about her role as a human "book" for the Human Library project, Jenny Seibert's olive-colored blouse accentuates her hazel-green eyes. Silver pendant earrings oscillate as she talks and ...