In “The American Revolution,” an illustrated companion to a new documentary series, the conflict is global, gruesome and tearing us apart. By Ted Widmer Surprising, versatile, dark and funny, the ...

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The Alabama State Textbook Commission wanted to ban Anne Frank’s ‘Diary of a Young Girl’ because it was, in their words, “a real downer.” While some may be banned with good intentions—because the ...

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A federal judge ordered the Department of Defense Monday to return books about gender and race back to five school libraries on military bases. In April, 12 students at schools on military bases in ...

In late October 2025, a claim spread online that a federal judge declared books previously removed from five schools on military bases run by the Department of Defense Education Activity be returned.

While true limitations and consequences of trading physical books for online alternatives are often most harmful for young kids’ comprehension, according to a study from Review of Educational Research ...

To celebrate, we’ve got five signed sets of the new books to give away COSY crime just got a lot cosier with the news that Little Miss Marple and Mr Poirot have landed in the world of the Misterland ...

Your ultimate L.A. Bookhelf is here — a guide to the 110 essential L.A. books, plus essays, supporting quotes and a ranked list of the best of the best. In advance of this year’s Los Angeles Times ...

Looks like Chip Zdarsky's going to put the Avengers through the wringer next year in a supposed game-changing comics event. November's Lightspeed Magazine short story is 'In the Zone' by Lisa M.

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