These children’s books teach empathy and celebrate diversity
DeAnna Taylor  | Studio Gannett As parents, it may feel overwhelming when young learners come to you with…
Denver bookstore West Side Books faces challenges
The first thing you notice walking into West Side Books is the smell. It’s a good smell. It’s…
Son won’t let dad read to him
I’m a capable reader, I swear. I make the voices, add inflection, build suspense. But ask my son,…
Denmark cuts 25% book sales tax due to alarming low-level ‘reading crisis’
Published on 21/08/2025 – 11:23 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Denmark is turning the page on one of the world’s steepest…
Mom-Com and Rom-Com Book Recommendations
I recently shared on Instagram that even though I’ve written my next novel — a light, fast-paced, contemporary…
Reading for pleasure drops 40% over last two decades, study says
Put down the book, pick up the phone. So it goes in the United States, where daily reading…
A respite to the world: picking up more books
Actually, thanks to my wiseguy wife, I will be doing something more than goofing off on vacation. I’ll…
A traveling NYC library finds a permanent home
Ola Akinmowo started The Free Black Women’s Library in 2015 as a social art project designed to center…
San Diego’s strong support for libraries is vital amid growing book bans
Patrons in a library in San Diego County. (File photo courtesy of County News Center) The recent opening…
Literacy Night to collect books for Baltimore students
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and the Baltimore Orioles are teaming up to help students start the school year strong.Literacy…
How local libraries are incentivizing adults to read this summer
QUINCY/HANNIBAL (WGEM) – According to the National Endowment for the Arts, less than half of adults in the…
Detroit Bookfest sees crowd hunting for rare books, local authors
Detroit — Matthew Byrg went hunting Sunday, and he bagged plenty. His take included underground comic books, science…