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Reading is a vice

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. If you read a book in 2025—just one book—you belong to an endangered species. Like honeybees and red wolves, ...
The New York Times

A Reporter Who Looks for the Books That Make You Tick

Alexandra Alter, who covers publishing industry news and writes Books features for The Times, is always on the hunt for the next Harry Potter. Credit...Shut Up Claudia Supported by By Sarah Bahr Sarah ...
NPR

What books shaped you in high school? Here's what you said

This summer, we asked you to tell us about the books you read in high school that profoundly affected you. It turns out you had a lot to share. More than 1,100 of you wrote back to tell us about the ...
CNN

‘Romantasy’ is on the rise, but reading for pleasure has fallen drastically over the past 20 years

Sarah J. Maas, Freida McFadden and Emily Henry –– can these popular authors join forces and save the day against a dangerous decline in reading for enjoyment? Daily reading for pleasure has plummeted ...
The Atlantic

Reading Is a Vice

If you read a book in 2025—just one book—you belong to an endangered species. Like honeybees and red wolves, the population of American readers, Lector americanus, has been declining for decades. The ...