Reading for pleasure drops 40% over last two decades, study says
Put down the book, pick up the phone. So it goes in the United States, where daily reading…
NCTE and SLJ Review 8 Challenged YA and Modern Classics | Defending the Canon
School Library Journal and NCTE continue to champion works that have long been taught in classrooms, including YA classics…
China ‘pretend work’ firm offers shared office space for US$4 a day, promotes personal growth
Pretend work companies that help unemployed people fake having a job for a small price are springing up…
More and more books are being banned. SoCal libraries find a solution
There were 10,000 instances of book bans at public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to PEN…
A respite to the world: picking up more books
Actually, thanks to my wiseguy wife, I will be doing something more than goofing off on vacation. I’ll…
A library in Texas has been reunited with a book that was borrowed nearly 82 years ago
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