Are you feeling like you need a kick in your life? Like an Instant Boost to your Self Confidence and behavior? if yes, then this post is for you only. And even if ‘No’ is your answer, then reading books doesn’t do any harm to you. Especially when we are talking about Best Motivational Books of all time. Reading fiction is cool, but when it comes to life-changing books we always tend to move towards motivational ones. Isn’t it true?

One key to being a good writer is to always keep reading—and that doesn't change after you've been published.

It’s a punitive and profit-driven move that will rob our culture of the contributions of prison intellectuals

Teacher preparation programs continue to ignore the sound science behind how people become readers.

Running a business, being a writer, living a full life — these things depend on the knowledge that we can gain and use. What we call following our gut, is really us being subconsciously guided by every piece of information we’ve ever consumed, shaping our instincts and ideas and forming us.

Readers around the world cooed last month when a Welsh bookseller announced he was giving away his shop to a regular customer. It was a lovely story, but as an ex-bookseller of five years, I could only dwell on the harsh realities this unsuspecting man would inherit: slow days, stocktaking and, unavoidably, a few regular oddballs.

A controversial piece by Jian Ghomeshi in the New York Review of Books cost editor Ian Buruma his job and sparked a debate about free speech

British Library puts archive online, ranging from the coin-toss that won David Storey 1976’s award to Joanna Lumley’s disdain for The Bone People.

To Kill a Mockingbird has been a literary right of passage for more than half a century, credited with awakening thousands of teenagers to the rewards of reading.

When the reading brain skims texts, we don’t have time to grasp complexity, to understand another’s feelings or to perceive beauty. We need a new literacy for the digital age.

The world is evolving and with time, we need to change ourselves to stay on course. Smartphones were once a part of sci-fi movies, came...

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Comic books don’t come much more acclaimed than Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. The original series ran for 75 issues between 1989 and 1996, landed on the New York Times Bestseller List, and is still widely regarded as one of the greatest works ever published in the medium. Now, Gaiman is overseeing a revival: four new comic-book series published under the banner The Sandman Universe, with the first issue set to arrive next week.

At the end of “On Writing” Stephen King lists 150+ books he believes are worth reading. Check out the list and let me know whether or not you agree with his choices.

“Transportation” — or the act of losing yourself in a book — makes you more empathetic, more creative and (hello!) it’s an escape.

Five offbeat, inventive stories in one wild mansion. Read Common Sense Media's Jane, Unlimited review, age rating, and parents guide. Teen fiction, includes, mystery, fantasy, science fiction and some.

Ever wanted to explore Treasure Island or pretend to be Robinson Crusoe? Minecraft is now being used to create an ‘immersive experience’ to engage reluctant readers – we see how it plays out

You’ve heard of speed reading – there’s a whole mini-industry of books and apps built around it. Increasing your reading speed has obvious benefits, but what happens when you slow it down?

Most people came here to write. Most also hope to grow a readership. No one publishes something in the hope that no one ever reads it. But there is something being lost in the process. It’s because “experts” tell you to give 50 claps and leave quick comments, but if those things are not done with respect and care, they aren’t worth jack sh*t. To build an audience, you have to be part of one.

I spent a few summers as a bartender-in-training at a local restaurant. One afternoon, sometime around the 4th of July, an older man came and sat at the bar alone. I hadn’t had many conversations with customers besides the usual small-talk as I was only a trainee — most of my work was cutting limes and bussing dishes — but my colleague at the time was occupied. “Afternoon sir. What can I get for you today?” I said. He said to me something I will never forget...