Bess Kalb writes very good children’s books. The one-time writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live shot to no. 1 on the New York Times best sellers list with her 2024 picture book, Buffalo Fluffalo, and is aiming ...

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 ...

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Banned Books Week has begun and new titles are dominating this year's top challenged list. Banned Books Week is Oct. 5-11 and this year's theme is, "Censorship Is so 1984. Read for Your Rights." The ...

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

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.

Spiridellis Bros. Studios attracts investment from Polaris Founders Capital, Caruso Ventures, Google’s AI Futures Fund. AI remains controversial in Hollywood because of fears it will result in ...

Novels by Karen Russell and Bryan Washington are among those vying for the award in fiction, while books about Gaza, foster care and women in Russia are up for the nonfiction prize. By Elizabeth A.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...