Across the United States, a quiet yet powerful movement is changing what students can read and learn. Books that once sparked curiosity and challenged young minds are now being pulled from shelves ...

In Gainesville, Florida, The Lynx Books will host a screening of “Banned Together" on its back patio. In Washington, D.C., participants will march on the National Mall stopping at museums to highlight ...

Starting this year, public libraries in Illinois had a choice: adopt principles against book banning or give up state grants. A number of school districts, many of them in deeply conservative areas of ...

To read the news you’d think printed books were making a major comeback. Barnes & Noble is on track to open 58 new locations by the end of 2024. TikTok influencers are pushing their favorite titles, ...

Instead of specific titles, the author suggests categories of books for gardeners to read over the holidays. Re-reading an old favorite, like the author does with Darwin's "The Origin of Species," can ...

Maybe you’ve noticed an edgy new trend at the bookstore. Stroll through the fantasy, romance or YA sections, look at some of the more popular titles, and you’ll start to see it: Novels not only ...

It's that time of year when NPR issues its collection of our favorite books of the year. And every time we do, the number of translated books on the list reminds us that there's a whole world of ...

Andrew Limbong of the NPR Books team shares the nonfiction books he's most looking forward to reading this spring. Springtime is officially here, and a new season means a new crop of books we're ...

Reading is one of my favorite hobbies. I can easily burn through three or four books each month, largely thanks to my Kindle Unlimited subscription making it so easy to do so. Having an endless source ...

Newly filed legislation would allow North Carolina public school librarians to be criminally prosecuted on charges that they’re providing library books that are “harmful to minors.” The legislation ...

For some, their purpose is to help make friends in a new city. For others, they serve as an intellectual outlet, separate from work. For many, they are a space to unapologetically express oneself.