Our reporters guide you through the most important news, features and recommendations of the day. We weren’t expecting such a huge response when we asked Essential California readers to recommend your ...

This story was featured in our SacramenKnow newsletter. Sign up to get updates about what’s happening in the region in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. These three books share one thing in ...

School boards in California are barred from enacting textbooks bans that are based on racial and LGBTQ+ subject matter under a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Assembly Bill 1078 ...

California lawmakers passed a bill last week prohibiting books from being banned in public school districts because of content related to gender or racial diversity, and now, the governor is expected ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation maintains a list of books banned from circulation among the state’s 90,000 prisoners. The forbidden books include “The Handmaid’s Tale” by ...

Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities. They provide culture and community, generate local jobs and sales tax revenue, promote literacy and education, champion and center ...

Kamala Harris is cutting California loose from her book tour, cancelling the remainder of her currently scheduled stops in the state. On Tuesday, the former presidential candidate pulled out of book ...

We’ve added six books for young readers to our growing list of titles that reflect life in the Golden State. By Soumya Karlamangla Since we began our California book list last year, many readers have ...

To increase the environmental knowledge base of the state’s kids, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Los Angeles County Central Library Children’s Division turned to an edu ...

Readers share the fiction and nonfiction works that shed light on our vast state. By Soumya Karlamangla For weeks, readers have been sending me great recommendations for books that best explain ...