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Two books have been the subject of a library controversy in Flathead Valley, but the urge to remove books is something that may be headed to more libraries across the state.

January’s picks for the 10 best books offer the perfect excuse for cocooning this winter.

Evison deftly weaves stories of the present and the past, illustrating how all of our lives and futures are linked together. "Small World" by Jonathan Evison; Dutton (480 pages, $28)

The Loudoun County Public Schools will remove a sexually explicit book from the shelves of its high school library after the district's superintendent and a school board committee voted last

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) will remove the controversial book “Gender Queer: A Memoir," written by Maia Kobabe, from school library shelves, a spokesman announced Friday. The school district in nearby Fairfax County has stood by the book, saying that it is not obscene and does not contain pedophilia, yet Loudoun Superintendent Scott Zielger decided to remove the book, calling it inappropriate for school.

Demonizing teachers over school library books is a way to feed the political outrage that started with masks and remote learning.

Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia said it will remove copies of a graphic novel containing sexual scenes.

A new year, a new stack of paperbacks (ideally). Here are six fresh picks; mostly fiction, all promising.

Indie booksellers had a solid 2021, but are uncertain as to what 2022 will hold.

Banning books and literature is the first step toward a totalitarian regime, and that's why the Imagine IF library in Kalispell is scary for LGBTQ members.