While rare in English-language books, “xigua” (西瓜), pronounced “shee-gwah", is occasionally used in English dictionaries as ...

Self-published children’s book offers kids the opportunity ‘explore, to experience’ God’s creation — one letter at a time.

GH picks the best kids books of 2025, including board books, picture books, graphic novels, and more nominated by librarians and tested with children.

First HISD took the libraries. Now teachers say the district’s curriculum leaves no room for storybooks and some are secretly ...

Looking to up the stakes on your fall reading? Whether you prefer audiobooks in your autumn, flipping pages by the fire or gathering for a lively book club discussion, USA TODAY has suggestions for ...

The fight against book bans is entering a new phase, as the number of bans plummets but concerns grow that librarians and teachers, looking to stay out of the fray, are self-censoring. Data shows a ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

(Bloomberg/Ryan Vlastelica) — Alphabet Inc. shares closed out their biggest quarterly gain in 20 years, the latest reflection of how investors are turning more positive on the Google parent as it ...

Clear your shelf for books from Joe Hill, Ken Liu, Thomas Pynchon, R.A. Salvatore, Martha Wells, and more—including that wild Nicholas Sparks-M. Night Shyamalan collaboration. Reading time: Reading ...

The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan is one of those epic fantasy series that is often spoken of in the same breath as The Lord of the Rings. It is a story filled with its own dramatic history, lands, ...