Lia Shields can't picture anything when she gets lost in a book—but as it turns out, she has a very different experience to her fellow book lovers.

Students' reading scores have hit record lows, with boys' scores falling furthest. Pleasure reading could help.

Louisiana was the only state to surpass pre-pandemic reading levels in the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Storm Rothwell, Durham There are two additional questions implicit in the main question: To what extent should any book be required reading, except perhaps in the context of (say) a National ...