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A group of Llano County, Texas, residents asked the county's library commissioner to remove 17 books from circulation in 2021. The books covered topics including transgender issues and slavery. A ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a Texas county’s removal of 17 books from its public libraries, leaving in place a lower court ruling that allowed the purge. The books ...

L-R: Margot Robbie in 'Wuthering Heights,' Matt Damon in 'The Odyssey' and Ryan Gosling in 'Project Hail Mary' Warner Bros, Universal, Amazon MGM Many books will provide backbone to both theatrical ...

Now is the perfect time to refresh your bookshelf and your reading list with the many highly anticipated page-to-screen adaptations of 2025. Filmmakers and showrunners are drawing from contemporary ...

His plans for the library have been slow to take shape, but he has invited potential donors to a holiday reception in Washington this month. By Shane Goldmacher and David A. Fahrenthold Former ...

The ideal booking window for domestic flights is approximately one to two months prior to takeoff. You should plan much earlier for overseas travel to secure the most favorable rates. Flying earlier ...

With her country’s very sovereignty under attack, the bestselling Canadian author took a hard stance against Trump’s regime ...

Finding a book like Lord of the Rings is a hard task. JRR Tolkien's legendary fantasy novels have been enchanting readers for over a century, and has inspired numerous films, TV shows, and video games ...

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“We do one book after state testing, and we did ‘The Great Gatsby.’ … A lot of kids had not read a novel in class before.” — Laura Henry, 10th-grade English teacher near Houston “My son in 9th grade ...

Several best-selling books will make way for returning TV shows and new ones in 2026. One of the first major arrivals in January will be A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on George R. R. Martin’s ...