For centuries, books have possessed an almost mystical power to challenge, provoke, and fundamentally alter the way societies think about themselves. Some works have been so potent in their ability to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Green’s novel has reportedly been banned 147 times since PEN America began monitoring book restrictions in 2021, highlighting the ...

If you asked Stephen King what book of his he found the most controversial or worthy of getting fired up about, maybe he’d say The Shining, since so many people know about that one because of a movie ...

Poet Rupi Kaur responded with concern and disappointment to a new report by PEN America that her book “Milk and Honey" is one of the most banned books in the U.S. this school year. “over the past year ...

For millions of young readers, John Green’s Looking for Alaska is more than a book — it’s a window into love, loss and the challenges of growing up. Yet it’s also the most banned book in America this ...