This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. Last year, I read something like 40 books, not counting all of the titles I picked up and ...

Attempts to restrict library books continued to accelerate last year, according to a report released Thursday from the American Library Association. Overall, the number of individual titles challenged ...

The number of books targeted by critics surged 65% from 2022 to 2023. New data released by the American Library Association highlights the growing battle libraries and schools face over book bans and ...

More books were removed during the first half of this academic year than in the entire previous one. By Alexandra Alter Book bans in public schools continued to surge in the first half of this school ...