The psychology behind unread books and what they reveal about ambition, identity, and the people we hope to become.

Reading is a solitary activity, not a lonely one. I was a shy kid who loved books in part because they felt like a form of friendship extended to me by the author. The phrase Dear reader, common to ...

While some of us enjoy curling up with a good book, others prefer watching a series or playing video games. But from the perspective of neuroscience, reading is much more than just entertainment. This ...

Biology, literature, calculus, U.S. history—all high school courses, regardless of subject, require a strong grasp of one critical skill: reading. By the time students are in high school, especially ...

Last month, Rose Horowitch wrote the article “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books,” which sparked a lot of debate. Professors told Horowitch that their students felt overwhelmed at the ...

As it became clear in the 1990s that digital culture would transform everyday life, many critics predicted that books would go the way of the horse and buggy. Books, and print culture in general, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I advise CEOs and senior executives on leadership and strategy. When I ask executives what they’re reading, I usually get a ...

In the early days of television, some proponents confidently claimed that it would shortly replace textbooks for learning (Vandermeer, 1948), while others apparently worried that television would ...

It's no secret New Zealand is facing a literacy crisis. Education Minister Erica Stanford has voiced serious concerns about the reading and writing abilities of our tamariki, noting many are not ...