Library systems across South Mississippi are coming together for the annual ‘Homegrown’ event. Ahead of that, volunteers are ...

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 1/5/2026, the new executive director of Writers & Books — world ...

Every year since 2013, NPR asks their staffers and trusted critics to offer their book recommendations for the year called ...

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 ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss is the ...

Challenges and bans to books in public libraries and schools in the U.S. have steeply increased since 2022. What is behind this increase? And what do Stanford faculty have to say about it? Although ...

What makes a book so great? It’s not necessarily only about the quality of the writing but also the ability to change discourse, start meaningful conversations that last for years, and inspire action.

Nestled in the Northern Catskills, the tiny village of Hobart, New York, is home to around 400 residents, and millions of fascinating characters, all stacked high on shelves. Hobart is a book village.

A look at the book adaptations coming to life on both big and small screens this year. By Lexy Perez Associate Editor A new chapter in the world of literary adaptations is under way. From a mom ...

Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That’s when mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz successfully ran the ...