Banned

It sounds like a mystery or something carried on by magic. But, in this case, wizards probably had nothing to do with the disappearance of the First-Edition Harry...

The Power of Memorization in Fahrenheit 451 In Ray Bradbury’s dystopian masterpiece, Fahrenheit 451, we encounter a world where books are banned, and firefighters burn any they find....

Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale is now very popular. This is mainly due to the Hulu mini-series adaptation. This renewed interest comes amid political and social...

You may have already discovered that stories of "everyman" often become the greatest classics of all time. But, the publishing history of those stories isn't always easy or...

Santa's Husband, by Daniel Kibblesmith, hasn't even been published yet, but it's already causing a stir. Kibblesmith is a staff writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

Jacob's New Dress, by Ian and Sarah Hoffman, is suddenly at the very center of a whirlwind of controversy and debate, as the very latest banned book. It was...

To some readers--both past and present--The Catcher in the Rye is a mishmash of unacceptable and irrelevant moments from a young kid who doesn't know any better. He's...

Yes, Ulysses is one of the greatest works from the 20th century, and one of the greatest Irish master writers wrote it. The text is dense and is...