Witches and ghosts and demons, oh my! Romance books featuring spooky characters are on the rise, and paranormal love stories are filling the shelves of bookstores year round — not just during Halloween season. These romance novels are carving out a space in the industry, and authors say a desire for escapism is fueling the…

Calgary writer Suzette Mayr and Ontario writer Iain Reid are among the finalists for the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Awards. The prizes, administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, are awarded in seven English-language categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people’s literature — text, young people’s literature — illustration, drama and French-to-English translation. Seven French-language awards are also given out in the same categories. A total of $450,000 is awarded across all…

This Saturday, the first-ever Twentynine Palms Book Festival will take place downtown and feature a variety of free activities for the literary-minded. Featuring the tagline, “Celebrating the Frontier Spirit,” the debut of the Twentynine Palms Book Festival this Saturday will feature live sessions, author interviews, and book signings. With 31 authors participating, the free festival…

NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America. The list includes everything from self-help books to an Elmore Leonard novel. “The common concept underpinning the censorship we’re seeing is that certain ideas and information are a threat,” says the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America. The list includes everything from self-help books to an Elmore Leonard novel. “The common concept underpinning the censorship we’re seeing is that certain ideas and information are a threat,” says…

I met Bella Swan in the middle of 2008, when the anticipatory Twilight movie poster circulated at my school. I took her home and hung her on my wall, blacks and grays covering the coral paint near my headboard. She gripped the folds of Edward Cullen’s dark denim jacket. They both looked like teens, but…

The IU Lilly Library will feature its exhibit “The Victorian Book: From the Gutter to the Stars” from now until December. The exhibit explores the print revolution of 19th–century Britain, and its influences on print today.   Books from the Victorian era, such as cloth-bound hardcovers, Christmas annuals, and serialized novels can be found at…

But that hardly matters. For her books are also about selling staggering numbers of copies. Ms Steel has written over 200 books—the latest, “Happiness”, came out in August, and her next, “Second Act”, will be released in October. She is one of the world’s bestselling living authors (according to some claims, the best) and has…

Due to Fordham’s religious affiliation as a Catholic and Jesuit university, the university was obligated to abide by the Index of Prohibited Books until 1966 when it was abolished. This means that less than 60 years ago, Fordham would not have been able to provide an exhibit like this. (Courtesy of Emma Kim/The Fordham Ram)…

New York CNN  —  The University of Pennsylvania’s administration faces an overwhelming backlash from donors, many of whom are pulling their funds and calling on the Ivy League institution’s president to resign. The root of their anger: A Palestine Writes Literature Festival that took place on campus last month that donors and Penn’s administration both…