Bragging rights seem to go to people who devour books, but, as this impatient reader found, turning the pages over many days or even weeks can immerse one deeper in the writer’s world

In his “Slough House” thrillers, the screwups save the day—and there’s a very fine line between comedy and catastrophe.

Even as TV and streaming services are snapping up video game IP, their popularity in the literary world is waning.

Despite bricks-and-mortar bookshops being closed for much of 2020, over 200 million print books were sold in that year – the highest number since 2012.

Is your child having problems learning to read? Are you looking for help to improve progress in learning literacy skills? According to a Canadian team of researchers headed by Corinne Syrnyk of the psychology department at St. Mary's University in Calgary, if you own a relatively calm family dog, you may have all the help you need.

R.L. Stine's mega-popular series has spawned TV shows, movies and many, many books. A humor writer who stumbled into horror, Stine says its been a thrill to scare so many generations of kids.

A Marxist whose books did it all.

A more complex worldview and improved empathic abilities are associated with early exposure to fiction reading, according to new research that was just published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

For six years, thousands of Agatha Christie enthusiasts across the globe have downloaded the podcast for what one listener described as a 'joyfully geeky' take on the Queen of Crime’s expansive canon.

Book banning in libraries and schools is gaining momentum across the country.

When Ye – the artist formerly known as Kanye West – stated during a recent podcast that he doesn’t read books, some people questioned whether he was sending the wrong message to children. Those questions took on more importance in light of the fact that Ye recently launched Donda Academy, a private educational venture named after his late mother, Donda West, who was herself an English professor.

Despite assertions that he is ‘enjoying not doing anything’, author pens The Secret History of Christmas to reveal Santa’s true identity

There’s something distinctly democratic about the how-to guide, whose schtick is selling confidence to the amateur.

In a political environment where book-banning efforts are being used to drive voter sentiment, librarians find themselves on the front lines.

Garbage collectors in the Turkish capital have opened a public library made up entirely of books once destined for the landfills.

Acclaimed US author of numerous dark fantasies, and collaborator of Stephen King, died on Sunday after a long illness

Summer Boismier resigned from Norman High School after a student's parent complained. Now, Oklahoma's Secretary of Education wants to revoke her teaching certificate.

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We’ve all seen the decline of book sales over the past decade, due to online, downloadable versions and audiobooks. However, the good old fashioned paper book shouldn’t be discounted just yet, as the twenty best-selling books we’ve included on this list are still in high demand and selling strong.