A new study published on Aug. 20 by journal iScience said that the amount of people in the U.S. who read for pleasure has steadily decreased. The study found that Americans who reported that they read ...

Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the U.S. down 40% over the past 20 years, a ...

From going to work each day to helping a child with homework, improving English and reading skills can make a big difference ...

While it’s not completely clear why reading might improve your lifespan, there is plenty of other research connecting reading to overall health benefits—particularly for your brain and mental health.

The National Book Foundation’s Summer Reading Adventure challenge encourages adults to pick up a book and share their literary journey with fellow bookworms Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial ...

Researchers fear the reading decline reflects how many Americans have less and less leisure time. “Reading for pleasure, among other forms of arts participation, is a health behavior,” said one author ...

Yes, I’m speaking to you – busy parents, hardworking students and those too drained by social media, the news cycles or family commitments to imagine doing much else. Do you remember when you opened a ...

Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on: From 12 People To 4,000: How A Free ...

The charity Read Easy is looking for more volunteers to take one-to-one sessions with people in Kettering and Corby. The organisation says 2.4 million people in the UK are unable to read. Janet Batson ...

On the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, just 30% of eighth-graders were proficient in reading, down from 34% in 2019. But for students in the 10th percentile — the lowest achievers — ...