Getting back into the reading habit can feel tough, especially if you’ve been out of the game for a while. But don't worry, picking up a book again doesn't have to be daunting. You just need the right ...

As our communities wrestle with loneliness, pleasure reading and the libraries that sustain it offers an affordable path to ...

Mr. Bannon is the chief librarian at the New York Public Library, where he is also director of branch libraries and education. Nov. 23, 2025 As a librarian, I get a lot of questions. One I am hearing ...

Readers respond to a librarian who wrote that listening to a book qualifies as reading. To the Editor: Re “Yes, Listening to a Book Counts as Reading,” by Brian Bannon (Opinion guest essay, Nov. 23): ...

Sarah J. Maas, Freida McFadden and Emily Henry –– can these popular authors join forces and save the day against a dangerous decline in reading for enjoyment? Daily reading for pleasure has plummeted ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Strangers gather monthly in Hermosa Beach to walk silently while listening to audiobooks and then discuss their ...

They say the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, but around these parts, we know nothing tops the launch of the annual Popsugar Reading Challenge — our take on a virtual book club that ...

At the end of the summer, about 20 members of the Bad Bitch Book Club arrived in Door County, Wisconsin. Their plan was to read books provided by Simon & Schuster, talk about books, and simply relax.

Before Sebastian Castillo cracks open a book on the bus, he has an intrusive thought: Should he tap the stranger next to him on the shoulder and clarify that yes, he’s starting this book on Page 1, ...