Only one in four American men now reads fiction. The publishing industry, 78 per cent female at the editorial level, has followed the money towards romance, romantasy, and BookTok-driven fantasy. Male ...

Reading novels goes far beyond fun or aesthetic pleasure: cutting-edge science demonstrates the great benefits of fiction; it makes us more critical, develops our empathy, combats the distraction ...

Numerous studies have shown that reading fiction can make you a better person. And, when you grow up reading fictional books, you discover the best version of yourself. It’s because reading fiction ...

As a psychologist who studies personality development, one of Maja Djikic’s biggest insights about what it means to be human is this: Our optimal state is that of continuous growth. Perhaps by some ...

There's good news about reading, says the National Endowment for the Arts in a report the agency is releasing today. For the first time since the NEA began surveying American reading habits in 1982 -- ...

During the pandemic, I provided counseling for several health care providers. These dedicated medical professionals faced overwhelming stress due to: Patients dying at an increasingly higher rate.

A recent Wattpad research reveals that younger generations are increasingly reading online fiction, citing content diversity and representation for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ stories. Nine out of 10 readers ...

Allow me to offer one possible reason men read less fiction than women, as noted by Finnegan Schick (“Why men have stopped reading fiction,” Ideas, Aug. 10): They read more nonfiction. Anecdotally, I ...

Christian crime novels mirror God’s redemptive story through patterns of creation, ruin, redemption, and restoration. Reading mystery fiction can strengthen moral discernment and help believers ...