In 2023, there were 1247 demands for censorship, a 65 percent increase from the previous year and the highest number in some two decades of data collection. Of the 4240 book titles singled out—u ...

In the 2022-2023 school year, Florida led the nation in the surge of book challenges and bans, according to free expression advocacy group PEN America. This year, the number of bans has more than ...

Officials with the ALA have documented what they described as an alarming number of attempts to ban or challenge books in recent years. In 2023, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked ...

Public schools and libraries across the U.S. are still facing a rise of book challenges due to recent state and local policies that have accelerated efforts to censor certain materials, according ...

Officials with the ALA have documented what they described as an alarming number of attempts to ban or challenge books in recent years. In 2023, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked ...

The "Sunday Morning" book reviewer offers his suggestions for fall reading, including new novels by Richard Powers, Rachel Kushner and Danzy Senna.

If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. The best self-help books don’t promise to “completely change your life” overnight. Instead, a truly great one—written by someone ...

biking and wellness — provide the bulk of Mountaineers Books revenue, which tallied over $5 million in the 2023 fiscal year. That reflects an increase of more than more than 30% in book sales ...

Two new books by psychologists explore the roots of group identity, arguing that it is natural and potentially useful — even in polarized times. Slim and full of obfuscations, her memoir touches ...

New novels by Andrea Stewart, Clement Goldberg, Aislinn Brophy and Margaret Killjoy revel in the power of transformation.