New research from University College London and the University of Florida suggests that the number of people in the U.S. who read for pleasure is declining Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial ...

When you get lost in a book, you often enter a trance-like state similar to meditation and that state is deeply protective.” ...

New research from University College London and the University of Florida suggests that the number of people in the U.S. who read for pleasure is declining A new study published on Aug. 20 by journal ...

From 2003 to 2023, the share of Americans who read for pleasure fell 40 percent, a sharp decline that is part of a continuing downward trend. By Maggie Astor Any reader knows the unique delight of ...

Any reader knows the unique delight of settling down with a good book. But over the past two decades, there has been a steady decline in Americans who read for fun, according to a study published ...

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You know that feeling when you finish a book and just have to discuss it with someone? That's a great book club book. Here ...

In the years when I was teaching at Clemson University (2005-2011), it was a virtual guarantee that just about every student had read at least one book entirely for pleasure and under their own ...

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 ...

(CN) — Daily reading for pleasure has plummeted by 40% over the last 20 years, according to a new study, published Wednesday in the journal iScience. “This is not just a small dip — it’s a sustained, ...

Reading for pleasure in the U.S. fell 40% over two decades, the study found. Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the United States down 40% over the past ...