Books

High school students in the School District of Philadelphia will soon have access to Philadelphia’s rich history of local African American heroes and trailblazers.

The hottest commodity of the Lake Hazel branch of the Ada Community Library in Boise, Idaho is the brainchild of 8-year-old Dillon Helbig, a second-grader who loves to write.

Conservative groups are pushing to pull books on issues of race, gender, sexuality, LGTBQ topics, and history. What's behind this rise in book challenges and what's at risk?

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language" and an illustration of a nude woman.

The nonprofit publisher first opened in Kensington three years ago.

The Free Library has selected a new memoir from Philly native and “In the Heights” playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes for this year’s all-city read.

The Library Company of Philadelphia partnered with Kwasi Hope Agyeman to make an online “Hidden History” video about an exhibition on historic racism.

The Sansom Street store was a mainstay of the local literary scene.

50 years ago, Frances Moore Lappé started a food revolution when she wrote "Diet for a Small Planet" on the importance of plant-based eating.

Paired up, with one expert helping them along, the novices built the little blue book houses starting from a sketch. It’s the program’s sixth year.

A group organized a virtual book drive so the community can buy titles the district has removed or has plans to remove from school libraries and lessons.

Scattered attention can leave us missing out on 50% of our lives, but Dr. Amishi Jha says there are simple ways to regain our focus for healthier, happier days.

A new Pennridge School District policy limiting student access to books and resources related to gender identity has ignited a battle over civil rights.

Didion spoke about the act of writing more astutely than pretty much anybody else. "I write entirely to find out what is on my mind; what I'm thinking," she said.

The “Great Resignation” may not be over as we head into 2022. What should you be thinking about as you negotiate your way into a new job?