Want to learn something new in the new year? Check out these deep-dive books from 2025 — nonfiction that will lead you to ...

The true pleasure of literature can be found in demanding works such as Your Name Here, by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff. Each of these titles exercises a different kind of reading muscle so that you ...

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 ...

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 ...

The start of summer is full of promise — lush green nature inviting leisure, extended days brimming with possibilities, and stacks of new books just waiting to be cracked open. These months are most ...

On a recent Sunday morning, Rachel Dover visited Copenhagen’s Human Library. But unlike a traditional library where she would browse the stacks for a new read, the 58-year-old from Glasgow, Scotland, ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...