Book bans, challenges rose over two-year period : NPR
These books top PEN America’s list of the books most often challenged and banned from school classrooms in…
While you wait for The Pumpkin Spice Cafe
The air is starting to cool, the leaves are turning to shades of yellow, orange and red and…
Free books for all children up to age 5 in San Joaquin County!
Early Literacy Alert! Every child in San Joaquin County from birth to age 5 can now receive a…
New chapter opens for winners of Irish language book awards
A celebration of publishers and writers of Irish-medium books was held in the National Irish Language Theatre, An…
In Memory of Ann Granger, 12 July 1939 – 7 September 2025 — Blake Friedmann
All of us at Blake Friedmann are deeply saddened by the death of Ann Granger, a much-loved client…
Abigail Hing Wen and Stephanie Lim
Abigail Hing Wen’s Loveboat, Taipei trilogy is now the movie Love in Taipei on Netflix, which she executive…
The Book Whisperer recommends Flynn Berry
Some books should be read in autumn, and the Tessa Daly books by Flynn Berry, set in Northern…
Klutz Activity Books for Adults
From the company that brought kids fun and quirky instructional books in the aughts, we introduce these new…
Here’s When Sarah Jessica Parker Decides to Give Up on a Book
NEED TO KNOW Actress Sarah Jessica Parker reflected on her early memories of reading during an event with…
Sonoma’s best sellers – Sonoma Index-Tribune
Hardcover Non-Fiction 1. “The Little Frog’s Guide to Life: Love, Advice and Inspiration for Every Day from the…
Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry review – a brilliant meditation on mortality | Sarah Perry
The novelist Sarah Perry’s father-in-law, David, died of oesophageal cancer in 2022. This book tells the story of…
The best new science fiction books of October 2025, featuring Chris Hadfield and a tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin
Sci-fi writer Ursula K. Le Guin in 2001 Benjamin Brink/The Oregonian/AP/Alamy Like many of you, no doubt, Ursula…