Once you get back into the habit of reading and you are ready to pick the next book, “avoid dense nonfiction or a 500-page doorstop,” said the San Francisco Chronicle. Your first book should be ...

Grace by Chika Unigwe is published in paperback by Canongate Books, priced £15.99 (ebook £8.99). Available January 15 ...

Here’s how I deal with choosing what to read in 2026: trusting people, not algorithms, with my attention| India News ...

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 ...

This week is Banned Books Week, an annual event in the U.S. that celebrates the freedom to read. PEN America has documented nearly 23,000 book bans in public schools nationwide since 2021, a number ...

University of Delaware commemorated Banned Books Week with conversations on access, representation and the power of choosing what to read Students listened intently while Petra Clark, a UD special ...

As the autumn leaves fall and fun time moves in-doors, children across the country are being encouraged to put down their screens and pick up a book, especially during the second full week of November ...

Serena Butch, center, reading to children at the Parsons Children and Early Literacy Center. Children’s Book Week is a reading initiative recognized nationwide twice a year, in May and in November. It ...