Books

The trustees of the Free Library of Philadelphia voted Wednesday to eliminate fines for overdue books and other materials. The policy is expected to take effect by spring.

Salman Rushdie’s new novel, Quichotte is inspired by the Cervantes’ classic but set in America as a modern road trip.

The children’s book artist is a pioneer in African American literature.

The 57-year-old bookshop in West Philadelphia is thriving under new ownership.

Historian David Silverman tells the troubling history of the first Thanksgiving from the perspective of the Wampanoag.

Wisconsin librarian Dawn Wacek says waiving late fees helped bring people back to her library. Philadelphia’s libraries are considering doing the same.

Scholars Erica Armstrong Dunbar and C. James Trotman talked about the lives of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass at the Barnes Foundation.

Historian Richard Bell tells the story of the "reverse underground railroad" and of five black boys who were kidnapped 1825 Philadelphia and sold into slavery in the south.

“There There” by Tommy Orange, a Native American novel set in contemporary Oakland, California is The Free Library’s next pick for the One Book One Philadelphia.

During a book tour stop at the Constitution Center, Hillary Clinton said there is a “really good case” for articles of impeachment against Trump.

Had I cooperated with the Russian government right — if you think I'm a Russian spy — I would have been in that airport for five minutes before they drove me out in a limo.

The 17th century author of “Paradise Lost” was a big fan of Shakespeare. The Free Library of Philadelphia is discovered to have his personal copy.

What do the men of Gilead do all day?

Before dozens of women took to the podium to testify against former Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar, dozens more suffered his abuse in a small town in Michigan.

The couple taking over the beloved indie bookshop hope to keep it open “at least 100 years.”