Humanity’s history of small fixes, a writer’s birdhouse life and more. Plus the 10 best books of the year.

“‘Reading?’” former basketballer Chris Bosh remembers some of his coaches saying. “‘Every minute spent reading is a minute you could spend watching film, or hitting the gym, or putting up a hundred ...

J.K. Rowling's bestselling "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is one of the best books for teens. This list of teen book rankings is based on honors the books have received, reader ratings on ...

In December, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Ian McEwan’s latest novel, about a long-lost poem, the 2014 dinner party where it was read and the future dystopia that embraced it.

Reading works on the mind in ways that few other activities can. Each page requires focus on words and their meaning, which strengthens the brain like steady training builds muscle. Stories or ...

Plato and Aristotle in discussion, 1437, by Luca della Robbia (ca 1400-1482), marble tile, depicts two of the greatest philosophers, who wrote two of the all-time best philosophy books. Philosophy ...

Port Huron Area Schools will host a National African American Read In event on Feb. 22 at Cleveland Elementary School. The event will feature students reading works by Black authors and will include a ...

Growing up in a small mill town in North Carolina, Judith Turner-Yamamoto's writing career began as an art historian. Her debut novel, Loving the Dead and Gone, is a 20th-century period drama that ...

A two-volume set containing the writings of William Penn and published in London in 1726 has found a new permanent home in the Reading Public Library. The books titled “A Collection of the Works of ...