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Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club x Havenly’s New Home Decor Collection Is a Book Lover’s Dream

Here's what to shop.
By Morgan Halberg

The Most Popular Books New Yorkers Are Reading While Social Distancing

Books by Michelle Obama, Sally Rooney and Ta-Nehisi Coates are providing solace in this difficult time.
By Helen Holmes

World Book Day 2020 Emphasizes How Much Our Reading Habits Have Shifted

Since the pandemic first closed in, people have been turning to apocalyptic fiction to make sense of our new world.
By Helen Holmes
An illustration from Science Wide Open.

A Kickstarter That’s Already Hit 5X Its Goal Is Changing the Game for Girls in Science

By Sage Lazzaro
How did it get this bad?

Why Is There So Much Bullshit in Modern Writing?

By Josh Bernoff
Bill Gates reads 50 books per year.

Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Oprah Winfrey All Use the 5-Hour Rule

By Michael Simmons
From "Cover to Cover"

The Fascinating, Complicated Art of Designing a Book Cover

By Dana Schwartz
Knowledge = freedom

Five Practical Books I Reread Every Year to Live a Better Life

By Darius Foroux
Every year Lori + Larry put out a summer reading list of 42 book recommendations

Four Decades of Book Industry Experience = One Expert Summer Reading List

By Sandra Vischer
The loose film adaptation of their book.

Mike and Dave Need a Gender Studies Course

By Dana Schwartz
The Summer brings a plethora of reading opportunities

These Books Should Be on Your Summer Reading List

By Melissa Joy Kong
Sports!

The Other NBA: Nerds Should Be the Only Ones Allowed to Play Sports

By Dana Schwartz
Jessica Valenti, at a reading.

The Cost of Growing Up Female

By Dana Schwartz
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There’s Only One Bookstore in Queens, and Three Women Are Going to Change That

By Dana Schwartz
My secret weapon is that I read.

Here’s My Secret Weapon: I Read

By Jon Westenberg
As much as I advocate for literacy and reading, I don’t think consuming information faster is the solution to the problem.

Read Less. Learn More.

By Chad Hall
Successful people read constantly, but they don’t read just anything.

The Reading Habits of Ultra-Successful People

By Andrew Merle
(Photo: Facebook/Oliver Sacks Foundation)

10 Books That Inspired Neurologist and Naturalist Oliver Sacks

By Sage Lazzaro
On average, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reads about 50 books every year. He’s been a lover of reading since childhood, and he carries that with him today. On his personal blog, GatesNotes, he frequently reviews books he’s read, including both fiction and nonfiction. Here are 10 books Mr. Gates found particularly informative and thought-provoking and awarded with rave reviews. This particular collection covers an array of topics, but most importantly, encourages new ways to think and learn. SEE ALSO: 5 Books Bill Gates Says Will Make You a Better Person

10 Books Bill Gates Says Will Make You Smarter

By Sage Lazzaro
CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 06: Republican presidential candidates (L-R) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Carson, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and John Kasich take the stage for the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by FOX News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena August 6, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. The top-ten GOP candidates were selected to participate in the debate based on their rank in an average of the five most recent national political polls. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

What Are the 2016 GOP Candidates Reading?

By Tevi Troy
Aaaah, good ol' fashioned reading. (Wikimedia Commons)

Study: Speed-Reading Technology ‘Spritz’ Might Not Be All It’s Cracked Up to Be

By Jordyn Taylor
What counts as work nowadays? (Wikimedia Commons)

Hey Bossman, Reading Books IS Work

By Shane Parrish
Today's New York Times. (Photo: Twitter/@mikiebarb)

Morning Read: ‘Clarity Is Fast-Approaching and Inescapable’

By Colin Campbell
What a slut! (Julius Rolshoven)

Femin<em>ish</em>? Women’s Site Holds ‘Sexy Reading’ Photo Contest, Probably Has Something to Do With <em>Fifty Shades of Grey</em>

By Drew Grant
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