In a world of dwindling reviews, the author Lydia Davis’s new work charts a more serendipitous path to reading.

USA TODAY staff on the value of reading banned books like "The Bluest Eye," "Gender Queer" and "Looking for Alaska." ...

The first week in October is Banned Books Week, and it prompted Hannah Harlow to reflect on her younger son’s love of dragons ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. For this package, we’ve been asking authors and illustrators to discuss the decisions influencing a single page or ...

Banned Books Week, which ends Saturday, Oct. 11, is themed "Censorship is so 1984. Read for your Rights," according to organizers. Saturday also is Let Freedom Read Day, a day of advocacy against ...

“Do we need to read, or can we just get everything through audio, like podcasts and audiobooks?” – Sebastian L., 15, Skanderborg, Denmark Let’s start with a thought experiment: Close your eyes and ...

An intense exchange with Marilyn Monroe sounds silly. But in a new book, Justin Smith-Ruiu is dead serious about what we might learn from altered states. An intense exchange with Marilyn Monroe sounds ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It was a quiet evening at the library ...

On May 21, Black author Dr. La’Tonya Rease Miles appeared at a book talk to promote her new memoir, “Smart Girl: A First-Gen ...

A hands-free “pulley system, or crumbs brought to me by little doves, or something,” would help. Her new novel is “Will There Ever Be Another You.” Credit...Rebecca Clarke Supported by In an email ...

UPPER POTTSGROVE — Township commissioners told the developers of a proposed shopping center off Upland Drive that they absolutely do not want a connection to be made with State Street. In 2023, the ...

Asked to name a punk rock musician, most people would by rote memory spit out the names of the members of the Ramones, Clash, or Sex Pistols. Those with a deeper aural reservoir might cough up the ...