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.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris' new book, "107 Days," pulls back the curtain on her relationship with the first second gentleman, Doug Emhoff, recounting a scandal that rocked the early days of ...

A new report from PEN America tracks restrictions on school books across 45 states. By Elizabeth A. Harris Restrictions on books in public schools have become “rampant and common,” according to a new ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. This month, pile your nightstand with new novels from contemporary masters ...

What do bed and breakfast owners, vampire-hunting bartenders, senior citizen sleuths and nepo babies have in common? Probably not much, but they’re featured in some of the new books we think you ...

More than 700 books have been banned from Lamar CISD libraries for the 2025-26 school year, including titles such as Pinkalicious, Paperbag Princess and The Bluest Eye. Since January 2024, the ...

Amazon released a new firmware update for the 11th and 12th-generation Kindle e-readers last week. It has removed one of the last ways that users could back up Kindle books and remove the encryption ...

The former 'Today' host's new book, 'Jump and Find Joy,' came out on Sept. 23 Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Hoda Kotb has a strong relationship with books. The former Today host, 61, opened up to Page ...

MAC: Slate has asked us—indeed hired us—to talk about their big picture-book package, “The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” (Did you like how I called it a “package”? Did it make me sound ...

This October 5 – 11 is Banned Books Week, an initiative started in 1982 by the American Library Association to support our freedom to read and create awareness around books that are being challenged ...

Students at a school district in Kentucky are putting down their phones and cracking books at a record pace now that devices are banned during class, district officials said. The head-spinning shift ...

Thrillers, literary fiction, history, science, memoirs and more: Here are the books you’ve saved most to your reading lists. Earlier this year, we began adding a new feature to our articles — ...