Have an ambitious reading goal you want to tackle in 2026? Here's how to make that New Year's Resolution stick, with 8 tips ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mr. Giles is a novelist and the former executive Hollywood editor of Vanity Fair. Anyone who’s published a book or tried to has had even indispensable friends and family tell them why they’re not ...

There’s nothing like the magic of getting lost in a good book. Who doesn’t love being dazzled by a fantastical world, riveted by a twisty murder-mystery plot, or emotionally destroyed by an epic ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. What do you read, and why? A few decades ago, these weren’t urgent questions. Reading was an ...