A festival of women's writing named after the famous literary Brontë sisters aims to inspire those taking part "to keep reading and writing", its organisers have said. The three-day Brontë Festival, ...

Sandra Cisneros reflects on The House on Mango Street turning 40, why she wrote the book, her inspirations and more.

I am not positive how I came across this book, but I am exceedingly grateful that I did. Among all of my favorites, I have ...

We spoke with a dozen literary translators about the joys and tribulations of working with U.S. publishers—including issues of visibility and recognition and the rise of AI—and their forecast for the ...

Thanks to the hard work of numerous UC Merced Faculty, along with support from the University’s Department of the ...

During Wednesday’s meeting, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee slashed the federal funds rate by a half-percentage point, or 0.50%. Since March 2022, the Fed increased interest rates 11 ...

Laura Helton has spent decades studying the papers of Arturo Schomburg, a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance and early ...

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

Less than two weeks before his 100th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter is receiving an award from the Dayton Literary ...

Few things bring greater pleasure to readers that riffling through an old favorite book or a new title, and that’s the focus ...

Atri Banerjee has channeled his own experiences into a new production of John Osborne’s groundbreaking 1956 work “Look Back ...

Reading is knowledge, which is why I have also tried to pass along my literary love to my children and grandchildren. It was a family ritual for my husband and I to read to our children. We cherished ...