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The dentist should let you read instead of watch TV.

The dentist should let you read instead of watch TV.

By James Folta | October 16, 2025

58 Books You Need to Read (Recommended by People Who Know)

58 Books You Need to Read (Recommended by People Who Know)

Or: 42 Writers, Editors, and Booksellers on the Best Books They've Read in the Last 25 Years

By Emily Temple | October 14, 2025

My Child Does Not Love to Read, And I’m (Starting to Be) Okay With That

My Child Does Not Love to Read, And I’m (Starting to Be) Okay With That

Mira Ptacin on Learning to Embrace the Differences Between Herself and Her Son

By Mira Ptacin | October 6, 2025

Am I the Asshole For Being Sick to Death of All the Mediocre Speculative Fiction Out There?

Am I the Asshole For Being Sick to Death of All the Mediocre Speculative Fiction Out There?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 2, 2025

Why Drag Queen Story Hour Matters

Why Drag Queen Story Hour Matters

Nina West on How Her Own Love of Reading Led to a Career in Drag and Literature

By Nina West | September 24, 2025

How To Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction

How To Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction

Jessica Ewing on the Ways Parents Can Promote Thoughtful Technology Use and Sustainable Reading Habits

By Jessica Ewing | September 15, 2025

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No one’s reading for fun, apparently. Here’s a reading list to fix that.

By James Folta | September 10, 2025

“Reading,” a Poem by Emily Skillings

By Emily Skillings | August 4, 2025

The definitive ranking of reading technologies.

By James Folta | July 15, 2025

Even Better the Second (or Third, or Fourth...) Time: In Praise of Re-Reading

Even Better the Second (or Third, or Fourth...) Time: In Praise of Re-Reading

Kathy Wang: “There are certain books where...the pleasure there isn’t really the ending but rather the journey.”

By Kathy Wang | July 14, 2025

Why Read: Seven Books About Our Passion and Need for Reading

Why Read: Seven Books About Our Passion and Need for Reading

Donna Seaman on the Books About Books You Need

By Donna Seaman | June 18, 2025

There Are Too Many Books: What Happened to Publishing’s Summer Break?

There Are Too Many Books: What Happened to Publishing’s Summer Break?

Maris Kreizman Will Never, Ever Catch Up on Her Reading

By Maris Kreizman | June 5, 2025

Really Want to Read? We (Might) Have the Answer"> What Do Americans <em

What Do Americans <em

Really Want to Read? We (Might) Have the Answer">

Really Want to Read? We (Might) Have the Answer">What Do Americans Really Want to Read? We (Might) Have the Answer

Tom Comitta Explores the Country’s Literary Imagination As Revealed Through Public Opinion Polls and Surveys

By Tom Comitta | June 4, 2025

My Workshop Friend Stole the Plot for a Story I Never Got Around to Writing: Am I the Asshole?

My Workshop Friend Stole the Plot for a Story I Never Got Around to Writing: Am I the Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | May 29, 2025

You Want to Be a Better Writer? Observe Chicken Behavior

You Want to Be a Better Writer? Observe Chicken Behavior

Malia Márquez on Learning to Tend and Feed Writerly Impulses

By Malia Márquez | May 16, 2025

A field guide to the readers you’ll see in public this spring.

A field guide to the readers you’ll see in public this spring.

By James Folta | April 30, 2025

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