Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel "The Great Gatsby" in high school. I mean, I certainly did. And it remains a staple of high school English reading lists across the country. The book turns 100 ...

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These creative alternatives to book reports can spark imaginations, boost comprehension, and reignite a love for reading.

The state’s population of English learners has grown 25 percent since 2019, a dramatic uptick fueled by the country’s migrant crisis.

The nominees for the translated fiction award “don’t shut down debate, they generate it,” said the author Max Porter, who ...

Assistant professor of English Lamyu Maria Bo explores “diaspora,” “translation” and “multilingual” in her Asian American ...

Exceptionalism, Exploitation, and Erasure, Sean P. Connors teams up with Roberta Seelinger Trites to explore how young adult literature naturalizes neoliberalism in positioning teenagers as ...

“Authority,” a new collection of reviews and essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Andrea Long Chu, showcases her smarts, humor and contempt. By Charles Finch The nominees for the ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

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In “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” Omar El Akkad criticizes the Western narratives that make suffering in Gaza an abstraction In her memoir, “The 10,” E.A. Hanks ...

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