The first frontier is children’s literature: chapter, picture and even board books. There are thousands of children’s books that train the ear in language and form the moral imagination, narratives ...

I sit on the board of a foundation that just voted itself out of existence. Technically, we approved a plan to spend the remaining portion of an endowment. Soon the money will be gone and the Apgar ...

It’s that time of the year when PBS News Hour invites two of our regular literary critics, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan, to highlight their favorite books of the year. Jeffrey Brown picks up the ...

Senate Democrats on Thursday scheduled for action legislation to address book bans and strengthen protections for public transit workers who experience violence on the job. The Senate at 1 p.m.

Looking for a worthwhile mystery book? If you love to read mysteries as much as you love to watch them on MASTERPIECE Mystery!, then we’ve got your must-reads list covered. We turned to the creator ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — Signs promoting observances of Banned Books Week earlier this month inspired an idle inspection of my personal library with the eye of a censor. I was mildly disappointed to discover ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In a victory for free speech, the Department of Defense (DOD) must stop censoring classroom and library materials pertaining to race and gender in DOD-run schools, a judge ruled ...

On a special episode (first released on October 9, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: For this Banned Books Week, we looked at what kinds of books are being pulled from school and library shelves. USA ...

Kibeam is redefining early childhood literacy education with the launch of Kibeam Wand: a first-of-its-kind, screen-free, AI-powered handheld device that reinforces foundational reading skills through ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday bolstered religious rights as it ruled in favor of parents who objected to LGBTQ-themed books that a Maryland county approved for use in elementary school ...

Journalist Miranda Spivack writes about so-called "accidental activists" in her recently released book: "Backroom Deals in our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms our Communities and the Local ...

Aides to then-Vice President Kamala Harris were so paranoid about her navigating social events that they held a “mock soiree” ahead of an intimate DC dinner party in the spring of 2022, according to a ...