Challenges and bans to books in public libraries and schools in the U.S. have steeply increased since 2022. What is behind this increase? And what do Stanford faculty have to say about it? Although ...

Hundreds attended the 2024 National Book Awards, but despite the tuxedos, gowns and lofty gilded ceilings, the 75th annual ceremony felt more intimate than stuffy. Booklovers and publishers sang in ...

Books are a gift, opening a door to the wide world. But not if you live in one of the U.S. communities where local school boards or state officials have cast certain books as scary monsters that harm ...

Lenovo has been at the forefront of experimental laptop design for years, with systems that feature extra displays, original interfaces, and even folding display panels. But where most companies make ...

Nestled in the Northern Catskills, the tiny village of Hobart, New York, is home to around 400 residents, and millions of fascinating characters, all stacked high on shelves. Hobart is a book village.

It is a truth generally acknowledged that authors and publishers want their books to become bestsellers. Bestseller lists, especially those published in prestigious media outlets, such the New York ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Even the “reviews” on the back of the book are made to ...

A look at the book adaptations coming to life on both big and small screens this year. By Lexy Perez Senior Digital Editor and Producer A new chapter in the world of literary adaptations is under way.

Costco plans to stop regularly selling books throughout the year starting in January. The decision is meant to ease labor for Costco staff. The shift is a symbolic blow to an industry that has already ...

Children’s books are bodies of work that thrive on specificity. With just the right use of humor, wit, and alliteration, authors like Theodor Seuss Geisel, Lewis Carroll, and Margaret Atwood, among ...

More books have been challenged in recent years than ever before. According to the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), challenges of unique titles surged 65% in ...