Reading novels goes far beyond fun or aesthetic pleasure: cutting-edge science demonstrates the great benefits of fiction; it makes us more critical, develops our empathy, combats the distraction ...

For over 40 years, kids nationwide have competed to win a personal pan pizza for reading a certain number of books for the Pizza Hut Book It Summer Reading Program. Now tracking those books and awards ...

Observed to own an expansive vocabulary, the 13-year-old’s “greatest influence” is his professor Dad, Dr. Rommel Sergio: “He ...

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 ...

More than three decades ago, Warren Buffett introduced Bill Gates to the book that would change the way he thinks about doing business. His recommendation, John Brooks' 1969 essay collection "Business ...

Consistent with the inevitable mass generation of New Year’s Resolutions this month, one oft-cited pledge has been on my mind as of late: reading more. But, who has time to do it? Since entering ...

Scrolling through #booktok one recent evening, I came across something rare: a popular trend for couples that actually made me want to participate. The “BookTok Boyfriend Challenge” involves people ...

Writing recently at Dazed magazine online, Georgina Elliott asked “Why don’t straight men read novels?” I am a straight man, middle-aged to boot, who does read novels, lots of them, so I found the ...

According to some teachers and college professors, children aren’t reading as many whole books anymore. But just how widespread is this purported trend, and what does it mean for students’ literacy ...

As a paediatrician, I regularly advise parents on sleep routines, nutrition and vaccines. But one of the most important — and sometimes unexpected — recommendations I make is to read aloud to children ...