As a child I spent every summer with my nose in a book. Each year I looked forward to summer library loans, which back then allowed you to keep books for several months – instead of a couple of weeks ...

There’s something about winter that makes every walk feel like an emotional journey. You bundle up, put your headphones in, ...

A recent New York Times opinion piece by Daniel Willingham addressed the question of whether listening to a book is the same as reading it. Willingham, a psychologist at the University of Virginia, ...

The book I'm currently reading (well, listening to) is This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I opened it in the ...

Nowadays due to busy life people have no or less time to take advantage of all the benefits of reading. Also, with the availability of various forms of entertainment, we get distracted and have less ...

Like many adults these days, I struggle to find time to really immerse myself in a book. I often attend my beer and book club without quite having finished the month’s selection, or end up powering ...

You see them everywhere: people with buds plugged into their ears running a local trail, surveying the cereal aisle, maybe planting a rosebush. A decade ago, the assumption would be they’re listening ...

Have you noticed lately that everyone you know seems to be listening to audiobooks? No, it isn’t just your friends; it’s actually a national trend among readers. Not unlike the current podcast boom, ...

I’m a complete audiobook addict. Long commutes are the perfect time to listen to books, and whether I’m stuck in traffic, taking along walk, or working out at the gym, I’m probably listening to a book ...

If you have something to say to me about audiobooks, say it to my face. Kind of like you just did, but more animated. That way, I’ll know you’re speaking to me and I can take my headphones out.

A recent New York Times opinion piece by Daniel Willingham addressed the question of whether listening to a book is the same as reading it. Willingham, a psychologist at the University of Virginia, ...