Despite efforts to diversify curricula, teachers still regularly assign many of the same classic works, a new survey finds.

A classic novel is a book that has stood the test of time because of its relevance and impact. Some classic novels highlight topics that are still relevant and resonate with people in the modern era.

The Evergreen Park Public Library and Evergreen Park Community High School are teaming up to organize a literary festival for teens. Tina Ward, media specialist at the high school, and Mary Black, … ...

Rosin: So it’s my turn. I was thinking about the book that stuck with me the longest, Portnoy’s Complaint, the Philip Roth book, and I read it in high school.

Thank you, Charles. And thank you, guys. Rosin: Thank you to my colleagues who shared their books from high school, and to the listeners who sent theirs in.

And yet it’s hard to imagine today’s typical high school student independently reading all 24 books (akin to chapters) of the ancient Greek epic poem, given that 15- to 19-year-olds read on ...

Discover notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The answer is high-school English. More than any literary prize or celebrity book club, the school syllabus shapes American reading.