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 ...

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 ...

The amount of people engaging in the pastime dropped by 40% over the past two decades, according to new research. Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Do you sometimes crack open a novel during your downtime ...

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, ...

Although most families know about Charleston County Public Library’s summer reading programs for children, many adults don’t realize that they, too, may earn prizes for reading. There’s still nearly a ...

When was the last time you curled up with a good book or flipped through the pages of a magazine? If it’s been a while, you’re not alone: The number of Americans who read for fun has plummeted over ...

A new study published on Aug. 20 by journal iScience said that the amount of people in the U.S. who read for pleasure has steadily decreased The study found that Americans who reported that they read ...

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 ...

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 ...