Books can be a refuge from (waves arms) all this, even when they take you deeper into the darkness of 2025. There is a grace in the relationship between book and reader, with nothing but your eyes and ...

History has not graced us with many details about Shakespeare as a person, but we do know that he and his wife had three children, including a son named Hamnet who died at the age of 11 in 1596, four ...

Next July, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, a milestone set to be celebrated across the country. American history will serve as the centerpiece of many of these ...

Need a new novel that'll make you think? Look no further than Oprah Winfrey's latest book club selection, "Some Bright Nowhere" by Ann Packer. Packer, the author of five other works of fiction, ...

An original manuscript and cover sketch by Theodor Geisel, better known under his pen name Dr. Seuss, will be published by Random House Children’s Books, the company said in an Oct. 28 press release.

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

The finalists for this year's National Book Awards have been announced. Among the 25 nominees are novelists Rabih Alameddine and Megha Majumdar as well as journalists Julia Ioffe and Omar El Akkad, ...

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In an exclusive reveal on "CBS Mornings," Oprah Winfrey announced her newest book club selection, Wally Lamb's "The River Is Waiting." "Wally is such a profoundly ...

Martha Hickson, a recently retired media specialist who fought censorship at North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey, shakes hands with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (seated) after he ...