First word LIKE the word "democracy," the term "public" is so widely and universally used that any deviation from orthodox ...

The number of book bans in the US has soared in recent years. A new study shines light on which types of books and authors ...

The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison. “Forever” by Judi Blume. “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut. All have been pulled from ...

Pro-book-banning school board candidates in Texas lost elections on November 5, as voters rejected censorship in their ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Minutes,” a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of ...

"While I love many of John Lennon's songs, as a person and particularly as a father and a family man, he was not so good. He ...

NEW YORK, NY – A recent report by PEN America reveals that nearly 10,000 books were banned in U.S. public schools during the 2023-2024 academic year, marking a threefold increase from the ...

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By Dave Kim The celebrity chef’s second children’s book, “Billy and the Epic Escape,” faced accusations that it stereotyped First Nations people in Australia. By Ali Watkins Our ...

“It is perhaps the most relaxing thing that I’ve ever done,” says the actress, whose new book of essays is “Lifeform.” She thanks her own mother for the gift of Margaret Atwood. In his ...

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The Paris prosecutor has asked for a prison sentence of five years and a five-year ban from political office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in an illegal party funding case. Nicolas Barret ...