Students' reading scores have hit record lows, with boys' scores falling furthest. Pleasure reading could help.

The South Carolina Board of Education voted to remove four books from every public school in the state Tuesday afternoon, ...

Springfield Public Library's 44th annual Children's Bookmark Contest drew in more than 1,400 entries this year with 18 ...

Andy Robbins finds a $10 watercolor off the shelf at New Life Thrift. After some research, he discovers it's a rare William ...

a teacher’s assistant at Saltus Cavendish, who became a foster parent after Bear’s Family was published. The book is his first, written for children around the same age as his kindergarten ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Student teachers from Grand Valley State University (GVSU) arrived at a West Michigan nonprofit last November with empty suitcases, shopping bags and laundry bins - and left with ...

Shavawn Simmons takes the fight against book bans personally, using her passion to fight censorship through literacy programs ...

What are three popular tropes that romance novels use? Jennifer Harlan, a New York Times books editor, recommends three romance novels that show off those tropes at their best. An author of books ...

Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our capacity for attention and connection has been devastated by the digital age “Elita” is a novel ...

Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy-turvyism and zany names to invent stories for children and help children invent their own. By Mac Barnett For the three Latino kids transported to 1862 Mexico in ...

The legendary former Patriots coach announced Friday on his Instagram account — which he still refers to as “Instaface” — that he wrote a book titled “The Art of Winning: Lessons from My ...

In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast.