PEN America is warning against "normalized" book bans. Educators from around the United States tell us what that means in public school classrooms.

PEN America, a Banned Books Week sponsor, defines a book ban as any action taken against a book based on its content that leads to a previously accessible book being completely removed from ...

WASHINGTON — This week marks Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of literature that has drawn the ire of governments ...

The Boston Book Festival — a day of free events with authors — is Saturday, Oct. 25, all around Copley Square. But those who ...

Conservationists mark world rhino day on Monday while they are still in a constant battle against poaching DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa -- The Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa has a ...

World Honesty Day will be celebrated with a landmark event at Oscar Dunn Park in the French Quarter of New Orleans.The gathering is part of a global movement uniting more than 1,000 churches and an ...

On September 20, 1973, the music world lost one of its greatest voices in folk music. Folk and soft rock musician Jim Croce was tragically killed on this very day in a plane crash at the age of only ...

Old William Penn Highway between Duff Road and Evergreen Drive will be closed through the end of September as work crews demolish the existing Parkway East bridge over the road, PennDOT officials ...

World Book Day will be celebrated on Thursday, 5th March 2026, and the charity has revealed the 15 books that children will be able to choose in exchange for their £1 token. Children were involved in ...

The Friends of the Library in Athens will host a book sale from Sept. 24 to 27 at the Athens-Clarke County Library, offering readers a chance to snag great titles while supporting the library’s ...

Robert Munsch, the famed children’s book author behind classics like “The Paper Bag Princess,” has decided to die by assisted suicide after being diagnosed with dementia — while making light of his ...

In her sweeping second novel, “The Wilderness,” Angela Flournoy inhabits a quartet of shifting perspectives with wit, tenderness and exquisite grace. Credit...Gigi Rose Gray Supported by By Niela Orr ...