Joy of reading

Can reading a good book help with eating disorders? Yes, but it can also do harm, says new research

Is the belief in the healing power of books just wishful thinking, or is there something to it?

Emily Troscianko, The Conversation
· Jul 23, 2018 · 05:30 pm
Why I’m still reading a fat novel (‘Middlemarch’) two years after I began. I may not even finish it

George Eliot’s 880-page-long masterpiece is not for the faint of heart.

Cheryl-Ann Couto
· May 12, 2018 · 05:30 pm
Against storytelling: This essay might destroy all your ideas about the value of the story in a book

An English Literature graduate attended a symposium and came away devastated.

Nayani Goyal
· Mar 31, 2018 · 05:30 pm

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Seven libraries that are quietly bringing children back to reading

Most, if not all, of these libraries represent a combination of a passion for books and the compulsions of a business venture.

Sayoni Basu
· Aug 08, 2015 · 03:30 pm