When was the last time you read a book? According to a new NPR/Ipsos poll, reading is something a majority of Americans enjoy, and want to get better at. But it's nowhere near a top priority.

She is also author of “Bibliotherapy in the Bronx,” a book to be published in April. Reading offers a break from work and caring for other people, she said, and it can also be a way to gain ...

Reading for enjoyment is becoming a lost habit among today’s youth, as more and more students struggle with the foundational skills needed to read effectively. Learning to read is challenging ...

You may feel like your coworkers are illiterate, but the reality is that Americans are reading more, not less. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Americans spent 22.9% more money on ...

Reading is one of the main ways to stay informed and entertained in an increasingly busy world to live in. Consider that you have used your computer to click on the screen and are now reading an ...

Traditional book clubs were never a good fit for her because they felt too rigid, but silent book clubs have only strengthened her reading habits. The monthly dedicated reading time helps her ...

Reading itself, the act of reading, has its own linear left-to-right momentum: It would seem to sort of naturally speed up the further into a book you go. Somewhere in the opus of Nicholson Baker ...