Wednesday, Feb. 4, is World Read Aloud Day. It's a global celebration of the power of reading and storytelling. A Milwaukee ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Two recent books, different in temperament and circumstance, invite reflection on what draws our attention, and how that attention is best applied. I try to stay insulated from publishing-industry ...

Emily Henry has emerged as one of the most recognizable names in contemporary romance over the past few years, earning her a reputation among readers as the “Queen of Romance.” The author has ...

In a world full of distractions, it can be challenging to find the time to escape into literature, but it is never too late to get back to reading. The top of the new year is the perfect time to ...

This month, pile your nightstand with a new look at the Windsors, a feminist retelling of Moby Dick, and new novels from Karl Ove Knausgaard, George Saunders, and Paula McLain, among others. Here are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gothic classic, a heartbreaking memoir from the child of a family vlogger and a fast-paced Southern noir are among the best ...

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In American high schools, the age of the book may be fading. Many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and ...

“We do one book after state testing, and we did ‘The Great Gatsby.’ … A lot of kids had not read a novel in class before.” — Laura Henry, 10th-grade English teacher near Houston “My son in 9th grade ...

Here’s a thought many of us have these days: if only we weren’t on our damn phones all the time, we would surely unlock a better self—one that went on hikes and talked more with our children and felt ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Now streaming on HBO Max is Heated Rivalry, a gay hockey romance focusing on Canadian Shane Hollander ...