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Making a strong debut on this week's best sellers list is 'Morbid' true crime podcaster Alaina Urquhart's first book, "The Butcher and the Wren."

Slide into some cooler fall days with some hot new rom com reads from Jasmine Guillory, Sarah Adams and Elena Armas.

Maia Kobabe, author of the most banned book in the U.S., speaks up against censorship: "I absolutely see it as part of a widescale political attack."

The American Library Association launched Banned Book Week 40 years ago but as more books and authors have come under attack, the ALA has a new plan.

The longlists for fiction and nonfiction in the National Book Award competition are out, and there are a lot of new faces.

Musician Nick Cave releases soulful alternative memoir "Faith, Hope and Carnage," while "Black Skinhead" probes America's Black votership.

The staff of USA TODAY passionately defends 51 banned books including 'Maus,' 'The Bluest Eye' and 'A Separate Peace.'

We spoke with the authors of the most-banned books in the US. Their experiences varied, but their mission was the same: to keep telling their stories.

The master of horror reigns at No. 1 on this week's USA TODAY's Best Selling Books list with his new novel "Fairy Tale."

Do you know what pairs nicely with a pumpkin spice latte? New-book smell. And there are plenty of great new books to choose from this fall.