Kasey Meehan, program director of PEN America's Freedom to Read (speaking at a video press conference in April) : "We define a book ban as any action taken against a book based on its content that ...

Oprah's Book Club pick for June: 'The River is Waiting' by Wally Lamb "The River is Waiting" follows Corby Ledbetter, a struggling new father who is already mourning the loss of his job and the ...

The day after Donald Trump won the 2024 election, CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios correspondent Alex Thompson decided to co-author a book about what had led the Democratic party to defeat, with a ...

While some book bans have led to higher sales, as seen with “Maus” and “The Hate U Give,” some authors say the bans tank sales and devastate their careers, especially when they belong to ...

Some conservative groups and politicians are behind the rise in book ban efforts from libraries and schools, however, there've been cases of liberal efforts as well.

I’m an avid reader, former book reviewer, author, and bookstore wife (my husband owns Green Apple Books in San Francisco). For this guide, I researched 18 book subscription services and tested 13.

Book challenges in America aren’t new — but over the past year, they’ve reached a fever pitch. A majority of the books that have been targeted nationwide focus on sexual orientation, gender ...