Mar 12 Opinion: The secret to being fully present By Ann Patchett Author Ann Patchett says "admitting that I’m incapable of multitasking was an important first step."… Continue reading
Nov 30 How giving away free books became a Baltimore institution By Michael Boulter It’s a four-room warehouse where anyone can walk in, take as many books as they want and walk out. There’s no cash register and no clerk, just rows and rows of free books for anyone who wants them. Continue reading
Sep 15 13 fall books that will make you think By Elizabeth Flock If summer is the time for escape reading, fall may be a great time to "re-engage" with thought-provoking books about politics, identity, life after a hurricane and the role of technology in our lives. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 2:50 Want to feel connected? There’s a book for that. By PBS NewsHour Books “make people who are not like us more human,” says Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation. She grew up loving books and their ability to make readers more empathetic to unfamiliar ideas and characters, even when… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 6:37 Four more books we loved this year By PBS NewsHour What were the best books of 2016? Best-selling authors Jacqueline Woodson and Daniel Pink shared their favorites on our show, but we couldn't fit all their picks. Here are 4 more favorites. Continue watching
Sep 13 This new machine can read book pages without cracking the cover By Nsikan Akpan A new scanner, developed by engineers at MIT and Georgia Tech, can read a book without cracking the cover. Continue reading
Apr 27 Math scores slip, reading flat for nation’s 12th-graders By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The nation's high school seniors are slipping in math and failing to make progress in reading, with just one-third of the 12th graders ready for the academic challenges of college. Continue reading
Feb 02 Remember your first book? One group hopes you don’t By Larisa Epatko Remember that favorite book from your childhood, the one that made you fall in love with reading? One organization in New York wants your experiences with books to predate even that. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 4:06 Short and shallow reading on the Internet? Not so fast By PBS NewsHour We hear a lot about how the Internet, social media and our addiction to handheld devices have reduced our attention spans. Nicholas Thompson of The New Yorker asks you to look more closely at the long, in-depth stories being shared… Continue watching
Dec 11 10 children’s books that feature diverse characters By Corinne Segal Diversity in children's and young adult literature is important, book publishers and librarians say. Continue reading