Spend enough time among fans of dystopian sci-fi, and you’ll hear “Red Rising” enter the conversation.  Penned by ...

Dolly Parton's latest coffee table book 'Star of the Show' releases in November, but you can pre-order it today.

Notable Quote: “Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.” 4. “Women, Race, & Class” by Angela Davis Angela Davis’ “Women, Race, & Class” is a ...

More than a third of books banned last year featured fictional characters or real person of color, a new analysis from PEN America shows.

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

The first book dedicated to the contemporary Diné artist, featuring 80 stunning tapestries and essays exploring her life and ...

Before the chemical-color inventions of the mid-19th century, colors could only be obtained through laborious treatments of often expensive substances. In 14th-century Florence, for instance ...

A study at the University of Colorado found that the majority of books banned by U.S. school districts during the 2021-22 school year were children’s books, and most were by authors of color. As ...

If you ask your average Barnes and Noble bookseller employee if they have a colored NOOK, they might point to the Nook Tablet by Lenovo. This is a fully functional Android tablet with the NOOK reading ...

She never thought it was anything but obvious — until a college classmate questioned Jones’ heritage. In her book, “The Trouble of Color” (Basic Books, $30), Jones writes of untangling her truth.