We all know that reading is good for children and for adults, and that we should all be reading more often. One of the most obvious benefits of reading is that it helps improve language skills. A ...

If you are fond of fiction books, you must know that these genres have the potency to make you a better person. In fact, according to research at Princeton Social Neuroscience Lab, psychologist Diana ...

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 ...

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 ...

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New Delhi: “Easy reading is damn hard writing,” said Nathaniel Hawthorne. His observation explains why some novels feel effortless to read while quietly sharpening language skills. Writing that ...

In a haunting scene from Khaled Hosseini’s bestselling first novel, The Kite Runner, a young Amir watches helplessly as his best friend Hassan gets assaulted. As Amir stands paralyzed on the sidelines ...

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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 ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Washington Post reporter Rachel Kurzius about fan fiction, which is changing publishing —from books inspired by "Twilight" to an award-winning take on "Huckleberry Finn." ...