In between those New Year's Resolutions to eat healthier and exercise more, why not give your brain a bit of a workout too? Regular reading leads to positive impacts on your mental and emotional ...

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Over the last two decades, while working from his supervillain lair beneath the surface of Utah, Brandon Sanderson has published the largest interconnected fantasy universe in literary history: the ...

Americans are reading for pleasure less. Let’s get back in the habit. By Jancee Dunn The staff at my local library are usually a convivial bunch, but when I asked them about a recent report that fewer ...

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This article first appeared in Book Gossip, a newsletter about what the literati are really thinking. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every two weeks. A little less than a year ago, I talked to ...

Do you wish you could read more books? You’re not alone. These days, fewer people are reading for pleasure, and even those who do tend to struggle with distractions. Is this a literacy crisis, or has ...

Reading books, we all know, is good for your brain. Books not only teach us about whatever subject we’re reading about, but also help train our ability for focused concentration and abstract thought.

“Several people have told me lately that they’ve stopped being able to read, echoing my own experience,” author Katherine May confessed in her newsletter recently. Statistics suggest May and her ...

If you work a 9–5, you already know the lie society tells you: “You just need better time management.” What they don’t mention is that your time is currently being held hostage by emails, meetings ...

Reading is experiencing a resurgence among Gen Z and millennials, many of whom are actively seeking alternatives to “doomscrolling” and the mental fatigue associated with constant social media use. In ...