See PEOPLE's picks for the best books of January 2026 so far, including self-help books by Oprah Winfrey and new novels.

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The true pleasure of literature can be found in demanding works such as Your Name Here, by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff.

People often stop reading in adulthood because they're fatigued from school book assignments or just don't have the time.

Reading less means missing out on the brain-boosting benefits of books and more. (Photo illustration: Alex Cochran for Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images) There’s something special, even magical, about ...

If you love reading books more than interacting with people, don’t worry—your secret is safe with me. If you're a fellow bibliophile, I can relate to obsessively collecting titles for your to-read ...

When was the last time you read a book? According to a new NPR/Ipsos poll, reading is something a majority of Americans enjoy, and want to get better at. But it's nowhere near a top priority. The ...

A new survey by the Pew Research Center shows that e-reading is on the rise as more people buy e-reader devices. As of January 2014, 76 percent of Americans aged 18 or older read at least one book in ...

New research from University College London and the University of Florida suggests that the number of people in the U.S. who read for pleasure is declining A new study published on Aug. 20 by journal ...