The novels and nonfiction we couldn’t stop thinking about this year—and in a year like this one, that’s saying something.

Great writers in the Trump years need to open up their eyes to take in all of America — not just echo the literary and ...

A Republican trifecta in Washington is raising concerns over the potential for national book ban legislation. Congressional ...

The 75th National Book Awards celebrated with a ceremony, comedy from Kate McKinnon and music from Jon Batiste. Percival ...

The Indianapolis Public Librarys Center for Black Literature & Culture recently announced a series of programs for 2025.

In his new book, “In Search of an Open Mind,” Columbia’s president emeritus offers a collection of his speeches, articles, ...

Kate McKinnon hosted the 2024 National Book Awards, which honored authors Percival Everett, Barbara Kingsolver, and Jason De ...

Everett's "James," a daring reworking of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," won the National Book Award for fiction.

Playing and literature can mix in a medical setting, Keyshauna Hall said while watching her 2-year-old daughter Makeda ...

Serious reading — sitting down in a quiet place, undisturbed, for a few hours with a text like “Walden” — takes students away ...

The 75th National Book Awards, once again dominated by outspoken writers passionate about their politics, saw a ...

The Humanities Institute (THI) has recently announced the UC Santa Cruz 2025 Deep Read book. This year, we will read James by ...