Every January 1 in the Books department, we like to make an extra toast for a concurrent holiday: Public Domain Day.

The recent death of former President Jimmy Carter got me thinking about what prolific writers our presidents have been. Every chief executive since Herbert Hoover (the 31st U.S. president) has a presi ...

Freedom of speech is a fundamental right in America—unless, apparently, you write a book that some people disagree with. In ...