Research shows that children who have books in their home and who talk about stories or learn letters with their families, ...

Literacy proficiency scores for elementary school students in Merced fell by 8 percentage points during the pandemic. Five years later, those scores remain low, which has led Merced City School ...

You – are – here. On a location map in a park or reserve, these three simple words can be mystifying; reliant, it seems, on ...

Emmy winner David E. Kelley has teamed with Harlan Coben to adapt his Myron Bolitar novels as a TV series, sources tell ...

Los Angeles-based author Kim Fay’s latest book, “Kate & Frida,” is partially set in Seattle, where she spent several years working at Elliott Bay Book Company.

A posthumous collection of Joan Didion’s diaries, biographies of Yoko Ono and Mark Twain, a history of The Onion — and plenty ...

Kracht said “A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever,” which he packed with facts, will amuse and inform casual birdwatchers. Bird experts, willing to identify a little of themselves or ...

In California, there are designated English Language Development classes, but English language development is also integrated ...

Sons and Daughters,” Chaim Grade’s serialized novel about Jewish life in 1930s Europe, has been published in English for the ...

The publishers that dominate the book trade have all created special imprints that cater to ultraconservative readers. They ...

Reading fiction with your child builds connections and relationships, and increases empathy and understanding.

And you'll find books that help kids understand the immigrant experience. You can also check out our Books with Latino Characters list and our Spanish-language content on Common Sense Latino.