Reading less means missing out on the brain-boosting benefits of books and more. (Photo illustration: Alex Cochran for Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images) There’s something special, even magical, about ...

I’ve been trying to figure out how to read more for a while now, long before the calendar turned over to 2025. I know the gratification I get out of a great read, and I’ve tested the best e-readers ...

1."Red Rising by Pierce Brown. The book is set in a society where humans have been genetically engineered to be more adept at ...

Reading has always been a solitary pursuit for many, but a new and exciting trend is taking over the bookish world. Book annotation with friends is more than just making notes in the margins—it’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Brittany Lowry has devoured more than 80 books this year. The twist? The social-media creator in Alberta, Canada, hasn’t read a word. “I count them as books I’ve read,” Lowry, 34, said of her ...

Tennessee is Talking is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, ...

Welcome to the 2025 PS Reading Challenge, a different kind of book club where we introduce 50 new prompts to inspire your next read. We hope you're just as excited as we are. This year, we decided to ...

Men are leaving fiction reading behind. Some people want to change that. Men are leaving fiction reading behind. Some people want to change that. In the mid-20th century, when this man browsed ...

They say the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, but around these parts, we know nothing tops the launch of the annual Popsugar Reading Challenge — our take on a virtual book club that ...

Nicholas Dames has taught Literature Humanities, Columbia University’s required great-books course, since 1998. He loves the job, but it has changed. Over the past decade, students have become ...