World Book Day 2026 is a global observance dedicated to celebrating books, reading, authors, and the timeless impact of literature on human society. It serves as a reminder of how stories, knowledge, ...

Forty years on from the launch of Banned Books Week, censorship is once again on the rise. To launch a new BBC Culture series, John Self considers the long and ignoble global history of book-banning.

World Book Day 2026: World Book Day and Copyright Day is observed across the world today, April 23. This yearly event celebrates authors and promotes the importance ...

In April of 2023, when I was fresh out of a Ph.D. program in philosophy, I was hired as the nonfiction critic at the newly revived books section of the Washington Post. The shock to my system was ...

Books are among life’s great joys. Fortunately, if you’re looking for a particular way to honor your love of books, there’s an informal holiday designed to help you do just that. This would be World ...