“The Catcher in the Rye,” “Fahrenheit 451,” “To Kill a Mockingbird”: all highly respected novels that have been banned from classroom curriculum at one point or another because of controversial ...

Re “What if liberals banned books” (Opinion, Oct. 3): It’s so sad to see the first line of Renée Loth’s column: “The following satire is protected speech.” There was a time when people were smart ...

In recent weeks, social media users have criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his policies to crack down on classroom instruction around LGBTQ issues and race. The latest instance might have left ...

THE ORDEAL OF GILBERT PINFOLD (232 pp.)—Evelyn Waugh—Little, Brown ($3.75). In the dozen novels that comprise his resounding theater, Evelyn Waugh has beaten the stylish stuffing out of a fantastic ...

Are you a ticked-off Trumper, a peeved progressive or an irritated independent in search of the perfect last-minute Christmas gift? Well, you’re in luck, because my pal Howard G. Peretz has just the ...

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The Wake County school board will decide whether a book is too “demonic” to remain in an elementary school library or is just a piece of satire that’s acceptable for students to read. This week, ...

A reading year already full of surprises brings ten books with enough ambition, tension, beauty and buzz to make every serious reader rethink their 2026 list.

Banned books are visible at the Central Library, a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library system, in New York City on Thursday, July 7, 2022. The books are banned in several public schools and ...