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Happier Here With You by Amy Gail Hansen (Lake Union Publishing, 1 July 2026). Widowed and overworked, museum curator and food historian ...

“If your goal is to dismantle the patriarchy, fraternities are a good place to start.”

Hold Cornell University accountable for campus sexual assault

A Dark and Starlit Sea (Writer’s Apprentice Mystery #7) by Julia Buckley (Julia Buckley, 21 August 2026).

The Heirs  by  Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Feiwel & Friends, 2 June 2026). This teen mystery/thriller will probably be one of my favorite books t...

We made it easy to take these four actions to fight against HR 7661 and S 4925. Stand up for your right to read!

We lost our oldest friend on purpose. How we start deserving them back.

New US petition demands review of plans from tech companies amid fears of environmental destruction

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The USPS is proposing a rule that would require states to share information about voters who request mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today introduced six Articles of Impeachment against Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for committing hi...

author James Patterson has committed $10 million to create the Patterson Institute of Early Adolescent Literacy at Vanderbilt University.

James Daunt has led a resurgence of the bookseller chain, which opened 67 new locations last year.

When the Library of Congress unveiled its new experiential research gallery designed for youth ages eight to 15 to the general public on May 9, an eager crowd of 1,100 people streamed in to explore Th...

Y’all I’ve just been introduced to a woman who is singlehandedly trying to stop a dangerous quarry project near her San Bernardino County, CA home.

PEN America's 2025 Freedom to Write Index reports more than 400 writers are behind bars for the first time since the Index launched in 2019.

A personal reflection on concentrated wealth, democratic erosion, and why even “good billionaires” can normalize a dangerous political trajectory.

The Grapevine (The Lost Highway #1) by Alexandra Sokoloff and Craig Robertson. Blackstone Publishing, 23 June 2026.

New PEN America report analysed 3,743 unique titles removed from libraries and classrooms and found books about activism and social movements were targeted

Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.

The House of Hidden Letters by Izzy Broom.

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The United States Postal Inspection Service has partnered with the Department of Homeland Security on immigration enforcement.

More than 130 publishers, booksellers, librarians, and literary groups have signed a letter in opposition to HR 7661, a bill that would cut federal funding for K–12 classrooms and school libraries all...

Most U.S. adults read books, with print still favored over digital formats, though e-book and audiobook use has grown. Habits vary by demographics and few join book clubs.

The Guest House Rumi (Translate d by Coleman Barks ) This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a...

Page 56 of Trump’s proposed budget calls for the closure of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The ONLY source of federal funding for libraries.

I, Too By Langston Hughes I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh...

The poet behind the children's classic Alligator Pie turns 80 on Aug. 31, 2019.

Your voice matters, and together we can help protect the freedom to read.

Definitely Maybe Not a Detective (Wyatt Investigations #1) by Sarah Fox.