The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced this year's finalists for the prestigious international playwriting award.

PEN America has documented nearly 16,000 book bans in public schools nationwide since 2021, where book banning has been on ...

According to PEN America, during the 2023-24 school year, over 10,000 books were banned or challenged across the country. In Clay County, Fla., one man alone has challenged over 900 books ...

Loretta Lynn's granddaughter, former American Idol contestant Emmy Russell, has welcomed her first child. Southern Living reports that 26-year-old Russell gave birth to a baby girl on Friday (Jan ...

After 6 years in Nashville Tampa son Josh Lamkin returns home with a collection of beautifully written songs for your ...

The beloved children’s classic and Newbery Honor award-winner, ‘The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963’ by Christopher Paul Curtis. Although the church bombing is central to the plot of the ...

The court did not issue a temporary injunction on the ban, instead punting the case back to a lower court for consideration. But its decision means it’s more likely that the issue of older ...

By The New York Times Books Staff These vintage books introduce the archetypes, settings and lavishly bonkers sensibility that are the hallmarks of great romance. By Olivia Waite Two new books ...

By Alexandra Alter These vintage books introduce the archetypes, settings and lavishly bonkers sensibility that are the hallmarks of great romance. By Olivia Waite Our columnist on the month’s ...