A new calendar year frequently conjures up visions of radical self-transformation. This year, we tell ourselves, will be the one where we finally lose 20 pounds, take up gratitude journaling, or read ...

It can tell you you’re no good, that it’s all hopeless,” reads one entry, which recently went viral on Instagram. “But ...

I’ve been trying to figure out how to read more for a while now, long before the calendar turned over to 2025. I know the gratification I get out of a great read, and I’ve tested the best e-readers ...

It’s always a good time to set goals for yourself. Maybe you’re hoping to form new habits, become more confident in your career or relationship, curb anxiety, or simply feel happier and fulfilled in ...

Close up of books on desk in library. The spark to success in your career often comes from an idea or narrative that inspires you, shifts your perspective, or clarifies a problem you’ve been wrestling ...

We've all heard about the benefits of learning to read quietly and independently. A big part of learning at school is all about reading, but it's not always easy to find time for more reading at home.

I've always loved reading. Whilst growing up in Siberia, my mom used to work as a bookstore manager, and in my younger years, she would always bring books home for me to read, but they were mostly ...

Any book can be a self-help book, depending on how it’s read. Political pamphlets, epic poems, and contemporary novels can all offer insight into how to live—or how not to. But the self-help genre is ...

The night before a safer-at-home order was issued in her Wisconsin town, all Pernille Ripp could think about was getting to her books. When her middle school opened for a few minutes the next day, the ...

For the millions of students who struggle to read at grade level, every school day can bring feelings of anxiety, frustration, and shame. That’s why it’s critical to support students’ social-emotional ...

Cultural critics and academics have long despised self-help books."How-to writers are to other writers as frogs are to mammals," Dwight MacDonald wrote in his 1954 essay "Howtoism." "Their books are ...