Reading Virginia Woolf in 2026 feels like an answer to a widespread cultural yearning to reclaim our fleeting attention spans.

Reading for pleasure has declined by 10 percent since 2003, according to a 2025 American Time Use Survey. There are all kinds of potential explanations for this, from the rise of social media to the ...

Frequency is another important indicator of health. Most people poop once a day, but the NHS advises that it’s normal to ...

An elementary school in Ohio has some of the best young readers in the nation. How they did it—and how a new law put it all at risk.

Governor calls a ‘time out’ from frenetic legislative session to join bestselling author for a middle school ‘Book Drop’ ...

Hundreds of Salt Lake City School District elementary and middle schoolers received free books Friday as part of Operation Literacy's book drop event.

Audible's Read & Listen feature is simple. If you own the audiobook and e-book versions of a title in your Audible and Kindle ...

Center Line Public Library • Baby and toddler play group 11 a.m. Tuesdays. Children up to 36 months and their caregivers participate in stories, songs and play. • Storytime at ...

In the internet age, in the absence of direct social interaction, we have been compelled to invent people to get mad at.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3.

Reading doesn’t have to be solitary. From intimate library circles to bustling brewery meetups, here are some of the region’s ...