Books under attack
One author on the American Library Association's list of Top Ten Most Challenged Books says the reason people fear new ideas is because they don't understand them
Books
Diane Guerrero writes about family's deportation
The TV actress was only 14 when she was left completely alone after her parents were detained and deported
The trip back home to "Bettyville"
After George Hodgman returned to his hometown to aid his ailing mother, the bestselling memoirist became the "Mick Jagger of elder care"
A view from the streets of New York City (all of them)
Bill Helmreich has traversed 6,048 miles in all five boroughs on foot, as documented in his book, "The New York Nobody Knows"
A 400-year-old Shakespearean mystery
Did the rare dictionary purchased on eBay for $4,300 actually belong to the Bard?
Teen entrepreneur encourages girls to follow their passion in new book
Sixteen-year-old Maya Penn's resume includes CEO of a clothing company, environmental activism, computer programming, and author of "You Got This!"
U.K. spies helped thwart "Harry Potter" piracy
This is how you know Britain considers "Harry Potter" a national treasure
5 things you need to know about "The Black Panther"
Here are five things you need to know about the comic's reboot
Mother and son: Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper
In a new book and documentary, the heiress and CNN anchor share how they changed their relationship by revealing previously unknown aspects of their lives
Excerpt: "The Rainbow Comes and Goes"
Read the introduction from Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper's touching mother-and-son memoir
"Luckiest Girl Alive" author discusses her own rape
Jessica Knoll has revealed that the book's plot is rooted in traumatic events that have happened in her own life
Jim Harrison, "Legends of the Fall" author, dead at 78
The versatile and prolific author was sometimes called the Hemingway of his time for his hunting, drinking and celebrity friends
J.K. Rowling shares two rejection letters for book
Even J. K. Rowling gets her books rejected -- when she's using pseudonyms, that is
Comedian Kevin Hart to write memoir on struggle
Add author to actor-comedian Kevin Hart's list of accomplishments
Prince announces memoir at New York City concert
Prince said on Friday that his book - with the working title "The Beautiful Ones" - will be released next year
Pat Conroy, author of "The Prince of Tides," dies at 70
Acclaimed writer of "The Great Santini" and "The Lords of Discipline" announced in February that he was battling pancreatic cancer
A remembrance of Harper Lee
The acclaimed author of "To Kill a Mockingbird" died this week at the age of 89
B.J. Novak on the comical voices in his head
The "Office" star and short-story writer brings radical humor to the page, like a children's picture book with no pictures
Umberto Eco, author of "The Name of the Rose," dead at 84
Eco's wide-ranging books were both engaging narratives and philosophical and intellectual exercises
Harper Lee 1926-2016
The author's classic, "To Kill a Mockingbird," became one of the most-read and most-celebrated American novels of the 20th century
Celebrities, writers, politicians mourn Harper Lee
Prominent figures ranging from Oprah Winfrey to Stephen King paid homage to the author on Twitter
Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," dead
The author died in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama
Eighth "Harry Potter" book to publish in July
Pottermania starts again
The life and times of Ernest Hemingway
A new memoir and museum exhibit capture the writer whose zest for adventure (and for translating it to literature) was insatiable
The second most-famous Christmas story ever told
Published in 1843, Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is a perennial testament to the holiday spirit
Entertainment
Tom Skerritt, known for roles in "Alien," "Picket Fences," dies at 93
John Anderson, country music Hall of Famer, dies at 71
Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with MS
First on CBS
Theranos whistleblower calls Holmes "almost unrecognizable" in film
Cindy Crawford and family break silence on Presley Gerber's death
Rosalía on "Lux" and her devotion to music
Natural-born actor John Turturro: "I'm at a very fruitful time"
The inseparable legacies of Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner
Judge dismisses child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield
Sally Rooney books off U.K. shelves over Palestine Action support
Hilary Swank announces she's pregnant with third child at 52
911 call shows efforts to save Hayden Panettiere on day she died
Netflix cutting workforce as its revenue growth slows
Duane "Keffe D" Davis sentenced to 40 years to life for Tupac's murder
