Angela Jensen's Little Free Library was cleared out by a thief Tuesday. Community members responded by donating books after Jensen shared the incident online. Jensen appreciates the support and hopes ...

As the editor of a magazine that includes a poetry column, I routinely read poems because I have to. But I also delve into ...

The digitization of global literature has brought vast libraries to our fingertips. But the quiet power of a physical book offers a rare escape from constant digital noise.

We love a good novel here at AARP, but we really love to find one with a fascinating older person at its center. So we decided to come up with a list highlighting 50 of the best.

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How hard-boiled language lessons from Adrienne, the motorcycle-riding author of a series of 1970s language books, turned a homebody into an explorer. By Mary Bergman “The whole world comes to ...

Since the pandemic, more children have been starting school without being “school-ready”. In 2022-23, 33% of all children starting reception in England did not have the skills needed for success in ...

Something similar has happened to Toni Morrison (1931-2019), in my judgment the most influential American novelist of the past 50 years. Morrison’s importance today is usually pegged to the issue of ...

When Laura Pakenham began sharing Irish language videos on TikTok, she did not expect that her passion would lead to a US book deal before an Irish one. Now, after being published in the US and Canada ...