The American Library Association (ALA) recorded more book removals and challenges in 2022 than in over two decades, with the increased backlash against books concerning sexuality and gender identity impacting...

On the first day of junior year, my (Sylvia) AP Literature teacher broadcasted a poem by Emily Dickinson on the classroom projector and asked for volunteers to read it to the class. I was one of them....

In his heart-wrenching debut novel, “Nights When Nothing Happened,” author Simon Han illustrates the convoluted and intricate dynamics of a Chinese immigrant family in Plano, Texas. Han explores the...

Karen McManus’s widely anticipated YA mystery novel, “The Cousins”, falls flat with a dragged-out plot, convoluted romances, dramas and an unclear mystery. McManus’s first book, “One of Us...