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As a new school year approaches and more school districts implement state-mandated evidence-based reading instruction, the literacy crisis is front of mind. The alarm bells are still ringing in the ...

Children's biographies of trailblazing transgender public figures. An award-winning novel reflecting on what it is like to be Black in America. A series of graphic novels about the love story between ...

A carefully curated and thorough canon of 119 titles that will keep any fan of comedy occupied and happy for a good long while. Photo-Illustration: Vulture A carefully curated and thorough canon of ...

Everyone should study history, and here are 20 books I think everyone should read. They are expressly not the “best” history books ever written: no one can possibly have read the tens of thousands in ...

It was sometime during my master’s program that I started writing in books. The year was 2018, and I spent my weeks running between my first media job and the dark, yellowy basement in Jamaica, Queens ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is targeting books in Pentagon schools as part of its attack on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. The Defense Department ordered a “compliance ...

Editor's take: Generative AI models are powerful tools that can be exploited by scammers, criminals, and those looking to fabricate an entire writing career. These models can, in theory, generate an ...