A queer literature professor discusses how early 20th century coming-of-age stories taught people about gay lives, loves, and ...

A reader says there’s much to learn from past American literary figures and that people here and worldwide are anxious about ...

In senior year in my boys New England boarding school English classes we studied American literature. Or, in 21st Century grievance diction, we were brainwashed with the American Renaissance.

Virginia authors Elizabeth Varon, Angie Kim and Kwame Alexander were the top winners at the 76th annual Library of Virginia ...

Mariana Enriquez is one of the bright lights of Latin American literature; she has had one novel and two short-story ...

These six books are by writers whose backgrounds and family histories span the Latin American spectrum. Their characters are young and old, queer and straight, immigrant and first-gen, human ...

(WIB) – Banned Books Week, recognized each September, was founded by library activist Judith Krug in 1982 as a protest to the increase in censorship of literature. Krug believed that bans on books ...

Banned Book Week highlights the surge in literature censorship. Learn about the impact on African-American stories and the fight against book bans.

Walter Whitman Jr. was an influential American poet, essayist, and journalist, best known for his groundbreaking work Leaves ...

"I taught Amy Tan for years, but decided I needed to do better," Hoffman said. "I needed to grow in my understanding of Asian ...

As the election draws near, we delve into Barbara McQuade’s bestselling early 2024 book that takes a nonpartisan look at the ...

This WorldKidLit Month, join us for a survey of some of the most innovative and compelling Latin American children's books in ...