The 74 reports a decline in parents reading to children, linked to past negative experiences and digital distractions, ...

Makaru has boarded the train on hearing of the destruction by fire of the Dalit basti where his relatives live. Along the ...

When a child shares a book with a parent or carer, this encourages joint attention, helping adults to connect with their ...

In The Rest of Our Lives, the narrator drops his daughter off to college — then keeps on driving, leaving his marriage behind ...

Liberty Biscuit and Little Pearl by Melanie Sue Bowles are suitable for youngsters but will warm the hearts of adults as well ...

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There is a disjunction at the heart of children’s literature. It is that the placing of words and brushstrokes, the arranging of every publishing deal and the selling and buying of every book, is ...

Apple today launched its personalized 2025 Year in Review experience for Apple Books, featuring users' top books and audiobooks of the year. Starting today, the 2025 Year in Review appears prominently ...

It’s the season for year-end recaps. Apple Music Replay debuted yesterday and Apple Books’ Year in Review is now available too, alongside Apple’s picks for best books of 2025. Apple Books now offers ...

Kid lit experts weigh in on some of the year’s best science titles. Plus, what to look for when choosing a book for the child in your life. Are you hoping to inspire a young reader in your life with ...

In September, 1639, John Winthrop, the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, recorded in his journal a dreadful tale of Puritan true crime. One Robert Keayne had prospered as a London merchant ...