To help jump start your 2026 reading, especially if you need to get out of a reading slump, we’ve got nine suggestions that range from literary fiction to thriller to poetry. These books are around or ...

Aim to bump older, culturally important, or much-recommended works to the top of your to-be-read list. This is an edition of ...

Being a reader means cultivating a relationship with the world that, by most standards, can seem pointless and counterproductive.

This collection of essays written over the span of a quarter century by literary critic Brooke Allen is elegant, erudite, and ...

Kick off 2026 with 10 must-read books, including a bold "Moby Dick" retelling by Xiaolu Guo, Daniyal Mueenuddin’s stunning ...

Our reporters published investigations this year on the Trump administration, health care, education and more. These are the ...

An eighth-grade history teacher in Dallas, Texas, says only two of her 110 students can read at grade level, a revelation ...

The letter Z often feels unfamiliar to students. It appears less often than other letters, and when it does appear, the words ...

In a world filled with digital distractions, these shows will help you indulge, develop or rekindle a love for reading.