Sometimes the best stories don't need 400 pages to leave a mark. On National Read a Book Day, why not pick up a slim volume you can finish in one sitting and that will make you think, feel, and wonder ...
At the start of the season, we made a literary bucket list. Here’s how we checked it off. By The New York Times Books Staff A few months ago, we invited you to join us in a low-stakes summer reading ...
National Read a Book Day sparks debate: Book or movie first? Saturday marks National Read a Book Day, and it’s fueling a classic debate. PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Saturday marks National Read a Book Day, ...
In March, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Tayari Jones’s new novel, about two motherless girls and their ...
It’s a summer day and it's too hot to play outside. Your child is glued to a screen, content to spend their day with air-conditioning and digital media. Sound familiar? It’s the time of year when many ...
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This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. If you read a book in 2025—just one book—you belong to an endangered species. Like honeybees and red wolves, ...