Every year, Banned Books Week shines a light on the stories some people would rather see erased. At a time when literacy rates in America are slipping, it’s ironic that some of the most impactful, ...

Read Across America week starts on March 2nd. The week is dedicated to getting kids and adults to read. It takes place around the birth of the beloved author Dr. Seuss, with many schools and libraries ...

To hear PEN America and Moms For Liberty speak about the dangers of a society curtailing free speech, you may need to squint to see the differences. Both organizations profess an unwavering commitment ...

With the nation's big 2-5-0 coming up next year, NPR staff and critics recommended a lot of U.S.-focused titles for Books We Love, our annual year-end reading guide. Below you'll find 10 favorites — ...

A free speech advocacy group warned that book censorship in public schools across the United States has become "rampant and common," with book bans increasing significantly over the last few years.

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — A staple of reading life and grocery store checkout lanes breathed its last three weeks ago. The mass market paperback — or, as they used to be called, just “paperback” — is no ...

PEN America released its list of the most-banned books of the 2024-2025 school year on Wednesday – and warned that the number of books challenged or banned in public school districts across the ...

Indigenous and Native American Heritage Month reminds us of the importance of reading Native American children’s books to learn and celebrate the culture, contributions, history, and traditions of ...

The Friends of the Erie County Library's first The first small book sale of 2026 is Feb. 12-14 in the Admiral Room at Blasco Library.

Each year around this time, we ask the staff of Scientific American to recommend the best books they read this year. Here are the 67 new favorites and old classics that kept us turning the pages in ...