That rule served me well in third grade, when I sneakily read The Baby-Sitters Club under my desk during math class. (After my teacher confiscated it, I pulled out another.) It’s kept me busy on ...

American readership is dragging these days. According to a National Endowment for the Arts study published a few years back, only 48.5% of adults are typically reading “one book or more for pleasure” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three Northern Kentuckians laid out how they read more than 50 books per year. It's nearly the end of 2025 and I, like so many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In between those New Year's Resolutions to eat healthier and exercise more, why not give your brain a bit of a workout too?

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 ...

Many of us struggle to focus enough to read a whole book. Neuroscience says that’s terrible news for our brains but offers a ...

After I finally got back into reading and listening to books regularly, once I started hitting my volume goals, I began to set other types of goals for myself. Catching up on classics and iconic works ...

People who read more than 50 books a year have different strategies for achieving their reading goals. Some are goal driven, some rely on the Kindle app, and others follow whatever piques their ...

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 ...