Tuck Everlasting,” which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary since Natalie Babbitt’s novel was first published, tells the story of a family who have discovered the secret to immortality and have ...

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, ...

(CNN) - A 60-year-old man from New Zealand is the holder of the “world’s longest name.” For everyday use, he goes by Laurence Watkins. However, his full name has more than 2,200 words and takes about ...

Banned Books Week has begun and new titles are dominating this year's top challenged list. Banned Books Week is Oct. 5-11 and this year's theme is, "Censorship Is so 1984. Read for Your Rights." The ...

Book censorship is … becoming the norm? For those who honor the work and dedication of our librarians, booksellers, authors and fellow readers, that’s the disturbing conclusion of a just-published PEN ...

The publisher HarperCollins UK has said it removed "unverified" claims about First Lady Melania Trump from a recently published book and issued an apology. "HarperCollins UK recently published a book ...

At 43 years old, married and a national cable-TV anchor, I still call my dad every evening to say good night — and that’s after having talked a few times during the day. It’s because my dad is my best ...

A recent book on her career in publishing makes the case that the great American novelist should also be seen as a pathbreaking editor. Toni Morrison, 1977. In 1979, Toni Morrison addressed the ...

What Are the Percy Jackson Books About? Imagine a world where modern Greek gods have children with the powers of demigods. That's the fantastical concept at the center of the Percy Jackson and The ...

Branching plots and dark humor animate “Eye of the Monkey,” set in an unnamed dystopian country. By Rebecca Makkai Rebecca Makkai is the author, most recently, of “I Have Some Questions for You,” and ...

EMERADO, N.D. – At an “authors table” in the Emerado Public School gymnasium on Friday, Peyton Gornowicz and Magnus Lugo found themselves surrounded by fellow students anxious to learn about the two ...