Kissing is often labelled a Western import, but history tells a different story. From Vedic texts to Khajuraho sculptures and ...

Author and sex educator Seema Anand pushed audiences beyond comfort zones, addressing silence, stigma and autonomy over their body. Talking about her book Speak Easy, the Kama Sutra expert explored ...

Gavin Newsom doesn’t tiptoe around political tripwires of his life in his new memoir — he barrels into them. From the tabloid-fodder dalliances between his first and second marriage to an unvarnished ...

A woman in Maryland discovered a coded message hidden within the pages of a secondhand book bought for her by her mother. Sydney wasted little time in getting started, but found her progress abruptly ...

EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Kirk’s final book is a "manifesto against the machine of modern life," encouraging his followers to "stop in the name of God" and honor the Sabbath. Kirk, the founder and CEO of ...

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

Banned Books Week, held from October 5-11, highlights censorship and celebrates the freedom to read. Despite an increase in book challenges, a 2022 poll found that 71% of Americans surveyed oppose ...

According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of ...

The most commonly banned books in U.S. schools include LGBTQ titles, international bestsellers, teen romantasy novels and a 1962 classic, according to a new report that compares modern-day censorship ...

Nowadays, booking a table at a restaurant is an extreme sport, where some join yearlong waitlists and others buy reservations from people reselling them for thousands of dollars. So it’s no surprise ...