What happens when people stop reading books? We’re starting to see what a post-literate society looks like—and it’s very lame ...

Being a reader means cultivating a relationship with the world that, by most standards, can seem pointless and ...

The true pleasure of literature can be found in demanding works such as Your Name Here, by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff.

Once you get back into the habit of reading and you are ready to pick the next book, “avoid dense nonfiction or a 500-page doorstop,” said the San Francisco Chronicle. Your first book should be ...

Book clubs were one place many bookworms turned for reading recommendations in 2025. Here are the reasons why you should join ...

When was the last time you read a book? According to a new NPR/Ipsos poll, reading is something a majority of Americans enjoy, and want to get better at. But it's nowhere near a top priority. The ...

Human behavior is fascinating. At times, it feels as if everyone around us is an open book—until you realize the book is written in Cantonese and you only speak Spanish. Reading people isn’t a science ...

Billionaires swear by books—but two in five Americans didn’t read a single one last year. Experts warn its decline among ...

While true limitations and consequences of trading physical books for online alternatives are often most harmful for young kids’ comprehension, according to a study from Review of Educational Research ...

New research from University College London and the University of Florida suggests that the number of people in the U.S. who read for pleasure is declining Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial ...

Walk through the hallways of my high school on any morning, and you'll see students scrolling through TikTok, flipping between Snapchat stories, or checking their email before class starts. What you ...

In a nation often perceived as non-reading, a new digital book app now available in Mexico hopes to prove otherwise. The ...