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 ...

Identifying with an activity is different from actually doing it. For example, 49% of Americans play video games, but only 10% identify as gamers. According to a recent survey we conducted, there’s ...

It’s an opinion that book lovers often share online: Audiobooks don’t “count” as reading. “Real” readers don’t read audiobooks. You shouldn’t include audiobooks in the tally of books you’ve read in a ...

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