Years ago, I was on a flight from Minneapolis to New York when a businessman sitting next to me reached in his briefcase and pulled out my first book, "Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive." ...

SCHENECTADY — Reading proficiency levels in the Schenectady City School District are well below 50 percent for third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students, according to state testing date collected ...

Yes, I’m speaking to you – busy parents, hardworking students and those too drained by social media, the news cycles or family commitments to imagine doing much else. Do you remember when you opened a ...

The phrase “reading for fun” is increasingly an oxymoron in the United States. This may explain why the United States has an increasing number of morons. A study released in August found that between ...

When market research firm Circana issued a report on the slump in the middle grade market in July, it was not so much a surprise as a continuation of disheartening news for the category, whose sales ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — At Pittsburgh Public Schools, there's a need to read and students are all about it. A reading program in the district is building confidence for students through books, and it's ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Emily Schwartz. Reading is a chore. Typically, it reminds us of long nights spent ...

A young reader holds up a “I Signed Up for Explore Summer” sign during last year’s kick-off event for Johnson County Public Library’s summer reading program. Registration is now open for the program, ...

Sony unveiled its new e-book reader at CES, and it's a page-turner. The Sony Reader boasts a large 6-inch display that features electronic paper technology called E Ink, which mimics an actual page of ...

The worldwide pandemic has threatened many of the businesses you rely on every day, but don’t let it take away your source for local news. Now more than ever, we need your help to ensure nothing but ...

The normally reticent-to-release-sales-figures Amazon provided a small look into how well the Kindle is selling the other day, and though the Kindle is a platform largely dedicated to reading, press ...