Adam Francis Plummer’s chronicle is believed to be the country’s sole known example of a multigenerational journal begun by ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Jon Chase Jon Chase is an editor of smart-home coverage. For Wirecutter, he ...

When people ask for recommendations for home security, one of my first suggestions is always a smart lock. Sure, your door already has a lock, probably a basic deadbolt, but it could be upgraded in so ...

In 1785 Martha Ballard began the diary that she would keep for the next 27 years, until her death. At a time when fewer than half the women in America were literate, Ballard faithfully recorded the ...

Cleaning out his childhood home at Christmas, a novelist meets a woman searching for her birth mother. Will an old diary unlock their pasts — and hearts?