The ALA usually features 10 books, but this year has 11, with four tied for eighth place. The list arrives during National Library Week, which runs through April 25.
- Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — Christina Applegate is where she spent many listless, painful nights over the last year working on her memoir: in bed. She passes most of her days inside a bedroom of her Laurel Canyon home. And it's already not a great day when we connect over video conference in late February…
- SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press
A landmark 2024 trial turned her into a global icon against sexual violence after her husband drugged her so other men could assault her.
- Chris Hewitt The Minnesota Star Tribune
The following list includes picture books, middle-grade titles and novels intended for adults. All provide doses of empathy and joy.
- HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press
The Unbanned Book Network will donate books by banned authors and select Author Ambassadors for school districts facing bans.
- Clare Mulroy USA TODAY
Put down the tome — there are easier ways to tackle your 2026 reading goal.
- Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises
Miss a gag in “Zootopia 2”? This new art book lets you catch them all.
Here's a look at some of the best nonfiction releases of the past year.
A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by a trio of brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic, netted $9.12 million at a Texas auction house.
The book, titled “Sing the 50 United States,” celebrates the United States and is set for release just in time for America’s 250th anniversary.
Reasons often cited for pulling a book include LGBTQ+ themes, depictions of race and passages with violence and sexual violence.
The original "Reading Rainbow," with beloved host LeVar Burton, launched in 1983 and was a PBS staple for more than 23 years.
Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster took the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries. New words include “teraflop,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.”
A comfy chair, sunglasses, an Arnold Palmer and these 24 books — from S.A. Cosby, Rachel Joyce and more — are your ticket to a great season.
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