Growing numbers of young people in Finland are buying books in English rather than in their mother tongue, raising fears among publishers over the future of translated literature. One in four titles... Read more »
As brisk weather moves in and the buzz of back-to-school preparations fills the air, you may find yourself drawn to the library or the comfiest chair in the house. The autumn reading... Read more »
Denmark is to stop charging VAT on books in an attempt to get more people reading. At 25%, the country’s tax rate on books is the highest in the world, a policy... Read more »
The number of Americans who read for pleasure has fallen by 40%, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Florida and University College London have found that between 2003... Read more »
The AAPI- and woman-owned Cupid’s Bookshop, an independent bookstore located in the vibrant Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, specializes in the romance genre, and it brims with feminine aesthetics, bookish merchandise, new romance... Read more »
‘Deeply concerning’: reading for fun in the US has fallen by 40%, new study says Aug 20 2025 The number of Americans who read for pleasure has fallen by 40%, according to... Read more »
Rachel Clarke, author and physician I’ve just mainlined Rebecca Solnit’s latest collection of essays, No Straight Road Takes You There, in two sittings. It’s such a stirring, sinewy antidote to despair that... Read more »
Illustration: Nathalie Lees/Xxx Fiction Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA rich exploration of female experience, Adichie’s first novel in 10 years charts the lives and loves of four women in Nigeria and... Read more »
Zadie SmithFor me summer reading is about immersion. Three novels fully absorbed me recently. Flesh by David Szalay is a very smart and stylish novel about the 1%, filtered through the life... Read more »