Oliver James graduated from high school without knowing how to read. “No one ever told me there was a reason to take school seriously,” said James, 35, who grew up in a low-income neighborhood ...

I read in a dentist’s waiting room or in a long check-out line. If you always have a book with you, you’ll always have something that’s both productive and entertaining to do.

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In 1976, about 40 percent of high-school seniors said they had read at least six books for fun in the previous year, compared with 11.5 percent who hadn’t read any. By 2022, those percentages ...