"It was always my dream to open a bookstore that amplified Black stories, and that's what I was able to do," said Verlean ...

In honor of the first-ever We Need Diverse Books Day, bestselling author Dhonielle Clayton shares her recommendations for ...

NPR speaks with writer Kiese Laymon about his new children's book "City Summer, Country Summer," in which three Black boys form a deep connection during one transformative summer in the South.

Andrew Limbong of the NPR Books team shares the nonfiction books he's most looking forward to reading this spring.

Despite Harvard's new free-tuition policy, systemic obstacles still hinder Black students from attending elite colleges, such as Harvard.

Kate Bosworth and Justin Long were spotted courtside at a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston ...

Two music lovers bring a contemporary spin—and sound—to the Haggadah, the handbook that guides a Passover Seder, with The Rock ‘n’ Roll Haggadah (Simon Element, out now).

The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses the “parents’ revolution” on smartphones that his book “The Anxious ...

Just 15 minutes of reading a day can expose a child to more than a million extra words each year—a simple habit that not only ...

Our Kids Read began as a way to get more books in the hands of children. The Black-led nonprofit is on a mission to close the ...

Students in all seven Binghamton elementary schools spent a whopping 3,798 hours reading last month as part of a special ...

On today's KOTA Cares, we're featuring a Black Hills State University professor and her students from the children's ...