Illinois became the first state in the nation to prohibit book bans Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced, as states across the country continue to challenge and axe literature from public schools and libraries.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that he "had nothing to do with" a poem recently being moved from an elementary school library to a middle school library.

By Sharon Bernstein and Steve Holland WASHINGTON The White House and advocates on Wednesday decried a Florida school's

Hannah Moushabeck remembers the warm feeling of snuggling beside her two sisters under a heavy blanket, giggles filling their bedroom as they waited for baba to tuck them in and share another bedtime story.

Amy Tan's 1989 book represented a breakthrough for Chinese American representation in popular culture.

Nilanjana Sudeshna Lahiri, otherwise known as Jhumpa Lahiri, first came to prominence with her award-winning 1999 debut, the short story collection 'Interpreter of Maladies.' Here's what you need to know about 'The Namesake' author.

An unpublished, as-yet-untitled book by an unnamed author shot up the US bestseller lists this week, thanks to preorders from Taylor Swift fans who believed it to be her memoir.