You may know Claire Messud from such terrific books as "The Emperor's Children" or "The Woman Upstairs." Her new novel, "This Strange Eventful History" (W.W. Norton), uses the outlines of her own ...

During the 2022-23 school year, PEN America recorded 3,362 book bans nationally, a 33-percent jump over the previous school year. Florida led the country in book bans, a PEN America report released ...

Florida is No. 1 for book removals in public schools for the third year in a row, according to a new report released Wednesday by the national free expression group PEN America. PEN America, which has ...