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 ...

Director Karyn Kusama has worked on projects on both the big and small screens. The post This 2023 best seller is being ...

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 ...

October: Monster by Dzifa Benson “One language is never enough”, Dzifa Benson writes in the first section of Monster, her ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Roger Lewis finds out, Emma Kenny's new book The Serial Killer Next Door is not for the faint hearted. This is a study of serial killers like Ted Bundy and Aileen Wuornos and is full of every ...

But, Lisa Marie's unexpected death in 2023 set the book off-course—and inspired the bereaved Riley to finish what her mom started. From Here to the Great Unknown includes an intimate portrait of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Self’s new novel, about a woman struggling against her confined role in the 1950s, is based on his late mother’s journals. “From Here to the Great Unknown,” completed by Riley Keough ...

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