George Orwell once wrote that restating the obvious is the “first duty of intelligent people.” In that vein, allow us to restate the case for what may be literacy instruction’s richest but ...

Carlos Cortés, a professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Riverside, is the author of a memoir, “Rose Hill: An Intermarriage before Its Time,” and a book of poetry, “Fourth ...

In her first nonfiction book since 2015’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, the best-selling Eat, Pray, Love memoirist recounts her relationship with Rayya Elias, her close friend of many years ...

The season’s literary offerings are as varied and complex as a cast of Thomas Pynchon characters ... and include Thomas Pynchon’s return. Susan Orlean and Arundhati Roy turn the pen on themselves, ...

Bay Area bookselling company Books Inc. is seeking bankruptcy court approval to be acquired by Barnes & Noble for $3.25 million. The privately held company, which filed for voluntary reorganization ...

An Orange County judge on Friday ruled against the Huntington Beach Library's move to censor certain books that had sexual content from being a part of the library's children's sections and into an ...

California-based Books Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy back in January, is now seeking bankruptcy court approval to be bought by Barnes & Noble for $3.25 million, according to a press ...

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times. Every week, critics and editors at The New York Times Book Review pick the most interesting and notable new releases, from ...

It’s the perfect time to pick up a book and learn something new Smithsonian Books Two piles of books. maaram from Getty Images Pro Tomorrow is National Read a Book Day! Is there a topic you've been ...

Today marks the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that shook the nation and changed the world. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives that day in New York City, Arlington County, ...

A man was taken to a hospital after an officer-involved shooting in Port Orange late Monday afternoon, Sept. 1, according to the Port Orange Police Department. Officers were on scene in reference to a ...