The author of “A Wolf Called Wander” recommends titles old and new, fantastical and true, that celebrate the natural world.

Girls” creator and actress Lena Dunham’s new memoir, “Famesick,” has officially hit bookstore shelves. In the follow-up to ...

It’s hard to believe that it’s only been five years since Lynn Painter first burst into the scene with her incredible debut, Better Than the Movies. Since then, it seems like she hasn’t been able to ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The novelist Henry Miller once observed that “a book is not only a friend, it makes friends for you.” If ...

Andrew Tate does not read books. In a clip that resurfaced recently, the polarizing influencer explained why. Books, he argued, are too slow. His brain is “far too advanced” to enjoy such a ...

Reading books, we all know, is good for your brain. Books not only teach us about whatever subject we’re reading about, but also help train our ability for focused concentration and abstract thought.

World Read-Aloud Day brings classrooms, families, libraries, and communities together through the power of shared stories. A single voice and a meaningful book can shape students’ identities, nurture ...

Harvey C. Mansfield, who retired in 2023 after 61 years on the Harvard faculty, is the best lecturer I’ve ever heard. When I was in graduate school two decades ago, attendance in his courses routinely ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

The Palm Beach County Library System has launched a yearlong initiative called Rediscover Reading. Reading for pleasure has declined significantly among Americans over the last two decades. Research ...

Here’s a thought many of us have these days: if only we weren’t on our damn phones all the time, we would surely unlock a better self—one that went on hikes and talked more with our children and felt ...

Are you a big fan of mindless crap? Well, you’re in luck. An excerpt of the fictional “Pluribus” book “Bloodsong of Wycaro,” the latest novel in Carol Sturka’s “Winds of Wycaro” romantasy series, is ...