Local parents are drawing attention to explicit and political reading material available in North Carolina public schools after lawmakers passed legislation allowing parents to opt their children out ...

This summer, we asked you to tell us about the books you read in high school that profoundly affected you. It turns out you had a lot to share. More than 1,100 of you wrote back to tell us about the ...

Book censorship is … becoming the norm? For those who honor the work and dedication of our librarians, booksellers, authors and fellow readers, that’s the disturbing conclusion of a just-published PEN ...

Like several Republican-led states, Indiana has been home to waves of hotly contested book challenges that have led to dozens of restricted titles and "culture wars" issues taking over local board ...

You know, summer's a fine time for exercise - taking long walks, biking along trails, seeing family all out in the sunshine. So don't you sometimes just want to curl up with a book? Maybe even ...

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, ...