Over a million people decide every January that they will read 100 books this year. By March, most people have quietly given up on their goal, usually because they got stuck in the middle of a long, hard book they “should” read. You don’t have to pick a random high number and read through a …
People don’t like the way speed reading is seen. Most people who try it end up skimming, moving their eyes quickly, feeling like they’re getting things done, and remembering very little. After that, they read it all over again. Moving your eyes faster isn’t one of the methods that really works. They change how your …
Every parent or teacher knows this moment well. A kid picks up a book because they like the cover or heard that a friend really liked it. After a few minutes of reading, they lose interest. The words stop making sense. Each word is traced with the finger. The sparkle in their eyes fades and …
It used to be that reading a whole book on your phone was a last resort. Thanks to adaptive lighting, high-resolution OLED screens, and very advanced software, your phone may be the most handy e-reader on the market right now, since you always have it with you. The quality of your reading experience, on the …
There’s a peculiar frustration in staring at a thousand books and feeling like you have nothing to read. I’ve been there, shelves full of unread titles, yet nothing matches what you’re actually in the mood for. After fifteen years of matching readers with books (first in an independent bookstore, now through an online reading community), …
Reading a classic can sometimes feel like visiting a foreign country without a phrase book, magnificent, disorienting, and occasionally lonely. Pairing it with a contemporary novel that shares the same obsessions, moral territory, or structural DNA changes that experience entirely. The modern book becomes a bridge, and suddenly the classic feels alive in a new …