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The case stemmed from user challenges asking that a public library remove Gender Queer: A Memoir, or at least keep children from getting it.

As he turns 80, the prolific children’s author takes us on a tour of his Devon village, to talk about family bombshells, the burning of Joan of Arc – and finally getting a film adaptation he likes

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, who will join the ranks of Elie Wiesel, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, will be revealed on Friday and the annual guessing game has reached its climax.

Kannada writer Vivek Shanbhag's 2015 novel Ghachar Ghochar transformed Indian literary scene, shifting power away from English-language writers to fiction in translation. His latest, Sakina's Kiss, is another powerful work. The novel is narrated by Venkat, a mid-level executive whose life is defined by mediocrity. When a group of menacing…

Radhika Iyengar's debut book, ‘Fire on the Ganges’, paints a vivid picture of the Doms of Banaras, a community whose traditional occupation is cremating corpses at the ghats. Through her research, Iyengar explores the lives of the Doms beyond the cremation ground, examining their choices, education, and attempts to break…

A new ‘Altar for the Unbanned’ encourages Chicago Public Library patrons to browse through about 500 banned books.

UNESCO highlights poor working conditions, stress, and low pay as key factors contributing to the teacher shortage crisis.

Having long been tipped as the next Nobel laureate, the Norwegian writer has this year been awarded the prize. For those new to the acclaimed playwright and novelist, here are some good ways in

‘He uses and prefers the small Heinz glass ketchup bottles because he likes to hear his valet or whoever is serving him his meal – he likes to hear the pop [as it opens].’