The finalists for this year's National Book Awards have been announced. Among the 25 nominees are novelists Rabih Alameddine and Megha Majumdar as well as journalists Julia Ioffe and Omar El Akkad, ...

The fight against book bans is entering a new phase, as the number of bans plummets but concerns grow that librarians and teachers, looking to stay out of the fray, are self-censoring. Data shows a ...

A crisp fall wind in the air means it’s almost time for the National Book Awards, and this year's finalist list is here. Twenty-five finalists, announced Oct. 7, will vie for the prize in fiction, ...

Banned Books Week, held from October 5-11, highlights censorship and celebrates the freedom to read. Despite an increase in book challenges, a 2022 poll found that 71% of Americans surveyed oppose ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. “A writer,” Saul Bellow once observed, “is a reader moved to emulation.” But what if it’s also the other way around? What if, when we think about writing, we are ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

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A new report from PEN America tracks restrictions on school books across 45 states. By Elizabeth A. Harris Restrictions on books in public schools have become “rampant and common,” according to a new ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. This month, pile your nightstand with new novels from contemporary masters ...

Kate McKinnon, who starred on "Saturday Night Live" for 11 seasons and earned two Emmy Awards, is sharing details about her new book for young readers, her inspiration and the importance of comedy in ...

The actor and author, who didn't fall in love with reading himself until his thirties, wants kids to get something special out of his milestone publication Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at ...