A trove of unpublished poems by the late Irish poet Seamus Heaney is set to be printed alongside his collected and uncollected poems, published together for the first time. The Poems of... Read more »
The banning of books, it would be easy to think, is a relic of less enlightened ages. The Catholic church, in a last spasm of rectitude, added Jean-Paul Sartre, Alberto Moravia and Simone... Read more »
Freedom to read advocates cheer decision in ‘PRH v. Gibson’ Aug 15 2025 Right to read advocates hailed a Florida court’s ringing defense of First Amendment rights this week. On August 13,... Read more »
Florida court upholds freedom to read in ‘PRH v. Gibson’ Aug 14 2025 In an order that sets a strong precedent for keeping books on public school library shelves, the U.S. District... Read more »
I’m four and I’m pretending to be dead. I’ve been lying here behind the sofa, and I’m hoping I’ll be missed, but more than that I’m hoping it will make a story.... Read more »
Illustration: Nathalie Lees/Xxx Fiction Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA rich exploration of female experience, Adichie’s first novel in 10 years charts the lives and loves of four women in Nigeria and... Read more »
According to new a polling by YouGov 40% of Britons have not read or listened to a book in the past year. The median British adult has read or listened to three... Read more »
Book News: Freedom to read advocates celebrate a major legal victory in Arkansas
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Freedom to read advocates notch a legal victory in Alaska Nov 04 2024 After a favorable legal ruling in August, freedom to read advocates in Alaska have scored a significant victory in... Read more »