Fiction reading can be viewed as a considerable factor in the rehabilitation process for persons on sick leave. This is the conclusion of a new interdisciplinary study on sick-listed women’s ...

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 ...

December 4, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Ask a liberal arts major about the benefits of reading fiction and they'll regale you with all kinds of ...

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 ...

I often wonder how many college students read fiction if not for the purpose of writing a course paper. Many students would claim that the sheer amount of work from their classes and jobs do not leave ...

It's not news that reading has countless benefits: Poetry stimulates parts of the brain linked to memory and sparks self-reflection; kids who read the Harry Potter books tend to be better people. But ...

I have been a nerd my whole life. I was always “that kid,” the one who read in a corner at recess and talked about Jo March and Ponyboy as though they were real people. I have a vivid memory of myself ...

There are two epidemics afoot among aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals the world over that are being overlooked, with potentially grave consequences. First, we’re supposedly all so busy that we ...

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 ...