Not all books with bad reputations are truly awful; some have redeeming qualities worth exploring. While controversial, The Mortal Instruments series offers compelling characters & themes beyond ...

Why Even A Bad Review Can Help Sell A Book There's an adage that says all press is good press. Our "Planet Money" team tests the theory by talking to authors who have had their books panned in The ...

Parents Against Bad Books co-founder Carolyn Harrison (center) talks with people last month outside the public library in Idaho Falls, Idaho, about what she considers obscene books on the shelves.

Experience a compelling take on censorship with Round House Theatre's Bad Books, exploring free speech's pitfalls during National Library Week. Summer 2025 Guide WASHINGTON, DC ...

Other top challenged books charged with being “sexually explicit” are titles intended to be educational, like “It’s Perfectly Normal,” a book that explains puberty to young people ages ...

Some of you follow rules about the number of pages you'll give a book before quitting. And some of you just give up. And some of you never give up.

Other top challenged books charged with being “sexually explicit” are titles intended to be educational, like “It’s Perfectly Normal,” a book that explains puberty to young people ages ...