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A Library’s Approach to Books That Offend

Librarians are trained to listen politely but stand firm when patrons object to the presence of a book or other item on a library shelf. But patrons who persist are entitled to file a challenge.

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When Peter King, Er, Sean Cross, Saved the Day

As Peter T. King takes the spotlight with his hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims, his novel “Vale of Tears” shows he has long been considering the dangers they could pose.

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Glimpses of Salinger Tucked Inside ‘Catcher in the Rye’

Two of J.D. Salinger's letters were found this spring inside his illustrator's copy of "The Catcher in the Rye." A third was inside the illustrator's passport, and is now on view at the Morgan Library...

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