The prolific novelist’s correspondence, collected for the first time, trace a life of literary brilliance, turbulent loves ...

Literature is fragile. It serves no obvious purpose. But it is also as close to immortal as any cultural endeavor has ever ...

In his new book, Lenny Henry argues that high rates of unemployment, family breakdown and crime among black Britons are due ...

PEN America's report found 6,870 instances of book bans in 2024 and 2025. Books bans in public schools have become a "new normal" in the U.S., escalating since 2021, according to one advocacy group.

A free speech advocacy group warned that book censorship in public schools across the United States has become "rampant and common," with book bans increasing significantly over the last few years.

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — According to a new report, Tennessee ranks third in the country with more than 1,600 books banned over the last year. According to PEN America, a literary freedom of ...

PEN America’s annual report on banned books shows more than 6,800 instances of books being temporarily or permanently removed for the 2024-2025 school year. Three states account for 80% of those bans.

PEN America released its list of the most-banned books of the 2024-2025 school year on Wednesday – and warned that the number of books challenged or banned in public school districts across the ...

Tennessee has the third highest number of book bans in school libraries across the nation, according to a yearly report by First Amendment literary advocacy group PEN America. The report documents ...

Florida was rated number one in the nation for book bans for the third consecutive year, according to a PEN America report. The number of book bans in the 2024-25 school year was over 2,300, which is ...