Nonfiction Book Bans Raise New Questions About What Students Can Learn
New reports show nonfiction is becoming a larger part of school and library book disputes, shifting the debate toward access to history, biography and factual learning.
Pulitzer Books Show How This Year’s Winners Are Revisiting War, Housing, and Democracy
The 2026 Pulitzer book winners point readers toward war, homelessness, constitutional history, grief, poetry, and the public questions literature keeps returning to.
International Booker Win Puts Taiwanese Fiction in a Wider Spotlight
Taiwan Travelogue won the 2026 International Booker Prize, giving translated Taiwanese fiction a larger moment with English-language readers.
Project Hail Mary Is Still the Big-Hearted Sci-Fi Adventure Readers Need
Andy Weir’s space-survival novel gets a fresh moment from its film adaptation, but the book still shines on its own as a funny, brainy, hopeful science fiction adventure.
International Booker Prize Puts Translated Fiction in the Spotlight
The 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist highlights translated fiction, the work of translators, and the way global books reach new readers across borders.
Smithsonian America 250 Exhibits Put National Memory on Display
Smithsonian programming tied to America’s 250th anniversary shows how museums use objects, archives, and exhibitions to tell national history without reducing it to a single simple story.