Sometimes the best stories don't need 400 pages to leave a mark. On National Read a Book Day, why not pick up a slim volume you can finish in one sitting and that will make you think, feel, and wonder ...

Many of us struggle to focus enough to read a whole book. Neuroscience says that’s terrible news for our brains but offers a ...

At the start of the season, we made a literary bucket list. Here’s how we checked it off. By The New York Times Books Staff A few months ago, we invited you to join us in a low-stakes summer reading ...

National Read a Book Day sparks debate: Book or movie first? Saturday marks National Read a Book Day, and it’s fueling a classic debate. PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Saturday marks National Read a Book Day, ...

Stephen King's "Never Flinch" is one of the best beach reads for summer 2025, featuring recurring King character Holly Gibney. Summer is for going to the beach, hitting the pool and soaking up the sun ...

I was 25-years-old and living in New York City. I had just finished my first novel, set to dip my toes into the literary world for the first time. Then, I spilled water on my computer, and lost the ...

One of my personal goals this summer was to start reading again. And though I’ve managed to achieve my summer goal and have read four books in the past week alone, I forgot just how many books there ...

Mr. Bannon is the chief librarian at the New York Public Library, where he is also director of branch libraries and education. Nov. 23, 2025 As a librarian, I get a lot of questions. One I am hearing ...