Nov. 1 (UPI) --More than 10,000 books were banned in public schools nationwide during the 2023-2024 school year, marking a "dramatic" 200% increase over the previous year, PEN America said Friday.

A record number of books were banned in districts across the country during the 2023-2024 school year, according to a free speech organization. By Alexandra Alter Jodi Picoult’s “Nineteen ...

Here are T&C's picks for the best books of November 2024. In its golden age, the grand manors and palaces of the English countryside were strictly reserved for the wealthy and blue-blooded.

What are first edition books? And how can you tell if a book is a first edition? We teamed up with our colleagues at the Macmillan Archives to help answer these questions. If you're a fan of ...

Our editors handpick the products that we feature. We may earn commission from the links on this page. Yes, we all love Oprah’s book picks. But the odds are you read more than one book per month. And ...

A new book claims the Prime Minister had a direct line to the former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce which he used to arrange flight upgrades for personal travel. The Prime Minister’s office ...

An iconic annual gift catalog known for its extravagance has removed the word "Christmas" from its name after a nearly 100-year run. Neiman Marcus' "Christmas Book," in print since 1926 ...

Neiman Marcus has quietly removed the word “Christmas” from its iconic, 98-year-old annual gift catalog – and some company insiders gripe that the stealthy switch smacks of woke politics ...

In the fan zone at the Circuit of the Americas, next to a jar of earplugs and a few feet from an industrial sized jug of free sunscreen, sat a 3-inch thick book with heavy blank white pages. Fans were ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Our recommended books this week include histories of corporate mismanagement and misbehavior in the 19th century (“Savings and ...