Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reading less means missing out on the brain-boosting benefits of books and more. (Photo illustration: Alex Cochran for Yahoo News; ...

Reading is a form of self-care if you ask Nicole Simon of the @nicolemarie_library Bookstagram. She picked up the hobby during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, and it has changed her life since.

People truly are reading less these days, especially for fun. It’s the central concern of a new study published in iScience that’s quantified just how much less reading people in the U.S. have been ...

As an avid reader – and an author, too – I’m disheartened by frequent reports of a decline in reading for pleasure among young people. So when a friend recently asked me whether her daughter was ...

Have you ever stopped to think about how something as simple as reading could shape the course of your life? It’s not just about escaping into a good story or learning new facts—reading has a profound ...

As a paediatrician, I regularly advise parents on sleep routines, nutrition and vaccines. But one of the most important — and sometimes unexpected — recommendations I make is to read aloud to children ...

We recently gave a talk about this topic for the British Neuroscience Association, in association with The Queen's Reading Room. We would like to thank the Queen’s Reading Room CEO, Vicki Perrin for ...