The Punisher character, now owned by Disney, which bought Marvel Comics, has become a symbol of vigilante justice favored by some members of the military, militia groups, police officers, hate ...

Book bans – often initiated by school boards, legislators and prison authorities – are one of the most symbolic forms of censorship, but our findings also suggest they are being used as a form ...

At their core, novelist Dan Brown's best-selling books are treasure hunts, much the like the ones his father, a math teacher, arranged for him and his siblings. The Lost Symbol continues the tale ...

The most comprehensive study of 20th century children's books ever undertaken in the United States has found a bias towards tales that feature men and boys as lead characters. Surprisingly ...

Kids' books are almost twice as likely to feature a male hero than a female heroine and could be reinforcing gender inequality, new research warns. Children's animated books like AA Milne's Winnie ...