Consider sunscreen as one part of your overall skin cancer protection plan, year-round, especially if staying in the shade and wearing protective clothing aren’t available as your first options.

What the rise of A.I. and the gutting of books coverage across U.S. media will mean for literature. By Dwight Garner In 1981, Donald Barthelme published “Challenge,” a funny and weirdly prescient ...

If you're looking for your next read and want something with a little more meaning behind it, the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) just dropped the ultimate list of the most influential books in U.S.

World Book and Copyright Day, observed globally on April 23, is a celebration of the written word. Established by UNESCO, this annual event celebrates authors ...

Most-banned book was Sold, a 2006 novel by Patricia McCormick about sex trafficking in India Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The American Library ...

Many of these individual titles also appear on a 2024-25 report issued last October by PEN America, a separate group dedicated to free expression, which looked at book challenges and bans specifically ...

State of America’s Libraries Report reveals 4,235 unique titles challenged in 2025, marking the second-highest total on record CHICAGO – Today the American Library Association (ALA) releases its ...