Given the size and demographic profile of J. R. R. Tolkien’s fan base today, it’s easy…
Tag: Books
The Seattle Public Library Gives Students Free Access to Books Getting Banned Across the United States
According to a new report published by PEN America, the “2022-23 school year has been marked…
Download Free Coloring Books from Nearly 100 Museums & Libraries
We here at Open Culture heartily endorse the practice of viewing art, whether in a physical…
Stephen King Recommends 96 Books for Aspiring Writers to Read
Image by The USO, via Flickr Commons I first discovered Stephen King at age 11, indirectly…
Discover 7+ million books on ScienceOpen!
We are thrilled to be back in London for the London Book Fair, and while the…
Hayao Miyazaki Selects His 50 Favorite Children’s Books
Once upon a time, books served as the de facto refuge of the “physically weak” child.…
Why Maya Angelou’s Memoir I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Became One of the Most Banned Books of All Time
Some good news: Maya Angelou’s 1969 memoir I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, a recounting…
Beautiful Taschen Art Books on Sale Through Sunday: Hundreds of Books 25%-75% Off
Great news for Open Culture readers. Taschen, the publisher of beautiful art books, is running its…
The Brooklyn Public Library Gives Every Teenager in the U.S. Free Access to Censored Books
We have covered it before: school districts across the United States are increasingly censoring books that…