Sri Lanka, March 8 -- In the history of Sri Lankan music, few voices possess the power to define an era. Latha Walpola, affectionately known as "Geetha Kokilaviya" (The Nightingale of Music), was more ...

Sri Lankan novelist Anuk Arudpragasam argued at the Mahindra Humanities Center on Monday that fiction can give moral weight ...

With Black Friday less than four weeks away, Wal-Mart's popular Toy Book was unveiled to Best Black Friday on Sunday, featuring a number of Wal-Mart exclusives. The Wal-Mart Toy Book features on the ...

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This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Anna Holmes has never forgotten reading Judy Blume’s Forever as a tween. Why? Because the book, published 50 ...

Public schools and libraries across the U.S. are still facing a rise of book challenges due to recent state and local policies that have accelerated efforts to censor certain materials, according to ...

They pick a title, read it and then gather to discuss it in detail. But unlike more traditional book clubs, many of these groups add on another activity — or multiple — to turn their gatherings into ...

DECORAH, Iowa (KCRG) - Decorah police say a man tried to swap price tags at Wal-Mart multiple times. Police say Wal-Mart officials reported a man trying to swap price tags on items in the store.

Books are a gift, opening a door to the wide world. But not if you live in one of the U.S. communities where local school boards or state officials have cast certain books as scary monsters that harm ...

Orlando, Florida — On 16-year-old Jack Hayes' bookshelf you'll find books that may no longer be available in some Florida classrooms, such as the Kurt Vonnegut classic "Slaughterhouse-Five." His ...

The Utah state school board on Friday ordered the removal of 13 book titles from every public school in the state, in accordance with a new law passed earlier this year. The list’s publication comes ...