Years ago, I was on a flight from Minneapolis to New York when a businessman sitting next to me reached in his briefcase and pulled out my first book, "Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive." ...

SCHENECTADY — Reading proficiency levels in the Schenectady City School District are well below 50 percent for third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students, according to state testing date collected ...

Yes, I’m speaking to you – busy parents, hardworking students and those too drained by social media, the news cycles or family commitments to imagine doing much else. Do you remember when you opened a ...

When market research firm Circana issued a report on the slump in the middle grade market in July, it was not so much a surprise as a continuation of disheartening news for the category, whose sales ...

A young reader holds up a “I Signed Up for Explore Summer” sign during last year’s kick-off event for Johnson County Public Library’s summer reading program. Registration is now open for the program, ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — At Pittsburgh Public Schools, there's a need to read and students are all about it. A reading program in the district is building confidence for students through books, and it's ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Emily Schwartz. Reading is a chore. Typically, it reminds us of long nights spent ...

Sony unveiled its new e-book reader at CES, and it's a page-turner. The Sony Reader boasts a large 6-inch display that features electronic paper technology called E Ink, which mimics an actual page of ...

The normally reticent-to-release-sales-figures Amazon provided a small look into how well the Kindle is selling the other day, and though the Kindle is a platform largely dedicated to reading, press ...