Censoring libraries is harmful to society. These letters serve to remind us what's at stake when state-sponsored censorship comes into play.... Read More

If you don't engage a book's symbolic language, you aren't getting half of what it has to offer. Like luggage, symbolism needs to be unpacked.... Read More

Stories are more than just characters and plot. They’re a collaboration between author, reader, and culture, sometimes contradictory and always symbolic. To understand them, you can’t just look at the surface—you need to dig through every layer.... Read More

What actually happens when young people read disturbing books? It isn't the poppycock book banners have been trying to feed you. Learn more here.... Read More

I t’s National Family Literacy Day, so carve out some time to read with your young ones today, or perhaps read to them. Families have... Read More.