Reading is also good for the brain. It improves memory and allows for better sleep. It reduces stress and promotes relaxation. It may slow cognitive decline.

The new year on streaming started with a cozy new mystery thriller series from the mind of Harlan Coben, when Run Away premiered on Netflix on January 1. The eight-part series followed a man in his ...

Half Price Books is relocating in Ross Township after 26 years, with plans to open in summer 2026 in a building it purchased.

It's not too late to turn the page on old habits and start reading again in 2026. People often stop reading in adulthood ...

Move over Spotify Wrapped: Boston Public Library unveiled its year-end wrap-up lists on Monday morning, including the top 10 checked out books of 2025. In addition to looking back at the year’s top ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The reading app shared its annual list of 100 favorites books, curated by librarians Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at ...

The readers have spoken and this list of books will comprise the best Australian children’s picture books poll in a few weeks Put in your library reservations, plump up your beanbag: Guardian ...

It was another incredible year in reading. Here are our favorite 20 books—including memoirs, buzzy literary fiction, and captivating histories—of 2025. Susan Choi’s engrossing new novel begins with a ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Featuring exciting new releases in fiction, nonfiction, thriller, historical fiction, romance and more, these are PEOPLE's critics' ...

The New Deal, George Selgin suggests, did not work the way most historians claim. This economist’s eye-opening analysis shows that the increased government centralization of the 1930s rarely resulted ...

Last week we published our annual list of 100 Notable Books; today, we winnow that list to the 10 Best Books of 2025. And now, we’re ready to discuss them. In this week’s episode, the Book Review ...

So: what were the best works of science fiction published this year? I will start with two new books that aren’t actually new, but have only just been published in English. First up is Ice by Jacek ...