How many books have you read in the past week, month or indeed, year? If the answer is far fewer than you would like, then you are not alone. According to research by YouGov released last month, 40 ...

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 ...

Apple has made a full snapshot of your 2025 reading habits with the Apple Books Year in Review. Here's how to see and share ...

The staff at Powell's Books in Portland offers their best, sneaky tips for how to read more books (because we know there's a dusty pile on your nightstand). As a teenager, I could read a book a day in ...

I needed to stop thinking that I knew more than the author and give in to whatever ride they had spent years planning.

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...