In our anxious, tech-filled world, fewer of us are reading for pleasure. Here’s how to get back in touch with the joy of books. Maybe you missed the news because you were enjoying the last lazy days ...

Just 34.6% of children in the UK read for pleasure, according to a 2024 survey by the National Literacy Trust. This is the lowest number since the annual survey began in 2005—down from 43.4% in the ...

A paper published last month in iScience about how we spend our time generated plenty of headlines in the popular media. How many people enjoyed reading them? Good question. The work by authors at ...