When you get lost in a book, you often enter a trance-like state similar to meditation and that state is deeply protective.” ...

I have always divided my reading into two general categories: day books and night books. Day books are something that require ...

You know that feeling when you finish a book and just have to discuss it with someone? That's a great book club book. Here ...

Reading books is an excellent habit, but very few people can truly cultivate and consistently follow it. Not only does ...

Fun fact: Reading about someone else actually activates "mirror neurons," circuits in our neurological system that may cause ...

Here's a bunch of apps I regularly use that track your TBR (to be read) pile, the books you DNFed (did not finish), and offer suggestions for your next read. Some are prettier than others, and most ...

At the start of the season, we made a literary bucket list. Here’s how we checked it off. By The New York Times Books Staff A few months ago, we invited you to join us in a low-stakes summer reading ...

Mr. Bannon is the chief librarian at the New York Public Library, where he is also director of branch libraries and education. Nov. 23, 2025 As a librarian, I get a lot of questions. One I am hearing ...

Billionaires swear by books—but two in five Americans didn’t read a single one last year. Experts warn its decline among ...