Democrat Karl Frisch was sworn in for his second term on the Fairfax County School Board with a stack of books banned in other school systems for sexually controversial content Thursday. "He was sworn ...

A new Pennsylvania school board president was sworn into her position on Monday with her hand on a stack of controversial books, one of which included sexually explicit content. Karen Smith, a ...

To look upon shelves is as much an act of self-discovery as it is discovering something I didn’t know within the pages of a book.

When Karen Smith took her oath as the new president of the Central Bucks County, Pa., school board, she opted to forgo the Bible her colleagues used—instead placing her hand on a stack of contested ...

As she was sworn in to another term on the Central Bucks school board Monday night, Karen Smith placed her hand not on a Bible, but a stack of frequently banned books. Smith, who was chosen as the ...

Another year, another stack of books. Oh, and there’s still that other pile of books from last year but it is now finally time to move on. Here are some books to watch out for in 2026: “The Final ...

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. The Loneliness ...