Trying to read more can be a hard habit to stick to – even if you're someone who regularly reads a lot. Just ask Nadia Odunayo, the founder and CEO of The StoryGraph, a book recommendation website ...

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 ...

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 research and write about happiness, so every year before Jan. 1, I ask people, “What resolutions will you make this year?” With reliable frequency, people tell me, “I want to read more.” Perhaps ...

In Monica Wood’s rich new novel, “How to Read a Book,” death, prison and poetry become the catalyst for new beginnings. By Helen Simonson Helen Simonson is the author of “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand” ...

Charlie English begins “The CIA Book Club” by describing a 1970s technical manual: a dull cover, as uninviting as anything. A book that practically begs you to put it back on the shelf and move on.

Several university professors expressed concerns to the Atlantic about students who come to college unable to read full-length books. Assistant editor Rose Horowitch spoke to several teachers from ...

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...