North Shore’s Chris Van Allsburg talks North Pole magic, Tom Hanks, RISD — and how a Boston editor convinced him to become a children’s book author. THE POLAR ...

The Massachusetts men’s basketball team will happily head into the holiday break after a 91-40 win over Division III UMass Boston on Monday. Besides a Sun Belt opponent in early February, only ...

Barnes & Noble is opening more stores for readers to shop at in the new year. After nearly two decades of "declining store numbers," the bookseller has plans to open 60 new locations across the ...

Nationwide, race and gender classes have been canceled, professors fired, and university presidents sacked. We spent a day in a UMass classroom to see how the consequences have trickled down. AMHERST ...

Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. A Washington, D.C. native, Steve was previously an editorial producer for the Washington Post, and has also worked in Los Angeles, ...

There are a lot of different places to buy books these days. There's multiple independent bookstore in pretty much every major city and every new release is available online as well. You can even ...

PROVIDENCE, RI — Authorities investigating the deadly shooting at Brown University over the weekend have identified the suspect, a law enforcement source told 25 Investigates on Thursday. 25 ...

While the numbers can vary, different surveys have shown that at least half of the American population enjoys a good book occasionally. Many of them still prefer physical books, though the sales of ...

The Boston Public Library revealed its yearly recap, showcasing the books that were checked out most often this year. Throughout 2025, the Boston Public Library lent a combined 7.5 million physical ...

The first significant snow of the season fell in southeastern Massachusetts Sunday. The bitter cold also led to some school delays on the Cape Monday morning. Here are the latest snow totals from the ...

Move over Spotify Wrapped: Boston Public Library unveiled its year-end wrap-up lists on Monday morning, including the top 10 checked out books of 2025. In addition to looking back at the year’s top ...

It’s 2010. You’re tucked into a corner of Barnes & Noble’s kids section, and a Colbie Caillat song plays as you devour the latest volume of “Dork Diaries.” When your mom collects you, you beg — like ...