Readers respond to a librarian who wrote that listening to a book qualifies as reading. To the Editor: Re “Yes, Listening to a Book Counts as Reading,” by Brian Bannon (Opinion guest essay, Nov. 23): ...

BOUGHT WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS. BOOKMARKS ARE PLACED, SPINES ARE BARELY CRACKED, AND PROMISES ARE MADE TO START TONIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION? PROBABLY JUST READ MORE. READING MORE.

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Americans are reading for pleasure less. Let’s get back in the habit. By Jancee Dunn The staff at my local library are usually a convivial bunch, but when I asked them about a recent report that fewer ...

The demand for stories has not diminished in Bangladesh, as audiobooks rise alongside a gradual shift away from traditional reading ...

Out in the wild, not everyone is staring at a phone. Some people read books — on paper. While commuting and walking around the D.C. area, I spotted a handful of these devoted print book readers. We ...

2026 has finally arrived and as usual most of us are considering which resolutions to make in that annual bout of optimism that allows us to hope that the coming year will lead us closer to a better ...