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Reading is a dying art. In 2024, 40 per cent of Britons did not read or listen to a book. More than a third of adults say that they’ve given up reading for pleasure. In the era of the smartphone, ...

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 ...

Why should you make reading a daily habit? Here's what our editors have to say on the subject, plus tips to make this habit stick.

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 ...

A recent study has found a sharp decline in the number of Americans who choose to read for fun. The national report published last month in the journal iScience found that people reading for pleasure ...

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