The number of book bans in U.S. schools has surged, according to a report by PEN America, with many of the banned books containing sexual content.

At hidden hubs for the Seattle Public Library and King County Library systems, thousands of books a day begin their journeys across the region.

Simply A Citizen Journalist teems with the glut of polished humanity in the author’s cultured universe. This prompts, in your mind, that famous quip — “Show me your friends, and I will tell you who ...

The book I'm currently reading (well, listening to) is This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I opened it in the Kindle app, and it looked like any typical e-book: tap the screen to flip to the ...

One of the things people appreciate about books, bookstores and libraries is that they provide a reprieve from the day’s news. Mostly. Although I can barely recall the tense, five-week election ...

Ready to complete the 2026 PS Reading Challenge? Find the new list of 40 book prompts and 10 advanced book prompts here.

The Wilderness” braids together the stories of four friends as the women move from their early 20’s into middle age, a personal era that Angela Flournoy calls “the ...

In this installment of ‘The Bowie Knife That Killed Dracula,’ the infamous vampire is spurred to action by a disturbing vision.

More than 1,000 Carnegie libraries across the U.S., including 17 in Maine, will receive the money to mark the country's 250th ...

Losing a pet can be hard on children who don't always grasp the finality of that loss. These books help kids through a ...

Our favorite new reads include an activist memoir, a rural commune horror, a sinister deal with a dragon and the new Louise ...

If you’re struggling to choose between the Kobo and Kindle e-readers, here’s a breakdown of the differences between the 2 ...