The journal SIMUL was planning a special issue on the Lectio Divina, a particular approach to meditating on the Bible. They asked me if I might contribute something. I told them that I knew little ...

Alan, from Southampton, learned to read through the charity Read Easy.

I was eight, and through my bedroom wall I could hear my mother, Heidi, talking to herself as she prepared to go to sleep. Every night, in the living room, she positioned old magazines beneath the ...

Reading allows you to transcend worlds within your mind and experience several different lives. This fosters the empathy and ...

This article first appeared in Book Gossip, a newsletter about what the literati are really thinking. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every two weeks. A little less than a year ago, I talked to ...

In between those New Year's Resolutions to eat healthier and exercise more, why not give your brain a bit of a workout too? Regular reading leads to positive impacts on your mental and emotional ...