Ready-to-Read Level 2 by Maria Le and “What Dwells Within” by Maggie Testa (Simon Spotlight) - Part of Transformers: EarthSpark series High interest and big fun, Transformers fans come in all ages, ...

Readers in one Massachusetts book club spend an hour each month uniting in complete silence, and they are usually reading different books. “It is a sapphic, medieval horror," said Jessie Wright, ...

Have you heard of a silent book club? They’re popping up all over the country and there are several here in Portland. It’s like any other book club where a group of people comes together to talk about ...

Two participants hold up their recent selections during silent book club on July 23, 2025. Photo by Madera Longstreet-Lipson. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of ...

How many books have you read in the past week, month or indeed, year? If the answer is far fewer than you would like, then you are not alone. According to research by YouGov released last month, 40 ...

NPR's Life Kit team offers tips for how to read deeply in an age when we are constantly distracted. Did you ever sit down to read a book, get a half page into it and realize that absolutely nothing ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. On the day of the eclipse back in April, walking through Boston Common on a fine spring ...

Reading with young children has lots of benefits. Experts agree it can be key to language, cognitive and emotional development, while also encouraging imagination and creativity. Books can help boost ...