Jonathan Todres, a law professor at Georgia State University, is the co-author of the forthcoming “Human Rights in Children’s Literature: The Narrative of Law." Updated May 4, 2015, 12:35 PM Politics, ...

Young adult literature is fun. Sure, novels aimed at adults can be really wonderful too, but there is something particularly magical about YA. Books aimed at teens tend to grapple with themes of first ...

I’m setting out this week to establish yet again the enduring relevance of great literature. “Reason not the need!” Shakespeare’s King Lear thunders when his daughters question a retired king’s need ...

Why do we read novels? To a Victorian, the answer might have been obvious: for entertainment and moral instruction. That standard is lampooned by Oscar Wilde in "The Importance of Being Earnest" with ...