Despite the benefits of books, people have been reading less. The average American read 12.6 books during the previous year — the lowest number since 1990 — according to a 2022 Gallup survey .

Books have age limits to prevent children from seeing content that might turn them into smokers, humor columnists, or other drains on society. It’s not to keep the adults from reading children ...

It’s no simple multiple-choice question. Growing rental and e-book markets lower prices but come with a convenience cost. Budding open-source textbook programs hold promise but aren’t ...

Nothing makes reading more unappetizing than forcing yourself to finish a book you just can’t get into. But true bookworms quit books so often that there’s lingo for it in the book world: DNF ...