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Book Box: Halfway through 2026, the books worth reading and skipping

From standout audiobooks to overrated bestsellers, a mid-year review of the best books of 2026.

Updated 29 days ago

Don’t trap readers into silly debates. We don’t care. We just want to read

Forget the paperback vs ebook debate. True readers will read anything, in any form. (SHUTTERSTOCK)

Updated 44 days ago

These 5 books are packed with lessons that could change your mindset and outlook

5 easy to read books that can change your mindset.

Published 69 days ago

World Book Day | Raashii Khanna: I prefer a physical book over reading on apps

Actor Raashii Khanna

Updated 95 days ago

Book Box: How to grow your own poem

The Table from ‘How to Grow Your Own Poem’

Updated 106 days ago

Didn't read in a long while? Experts share 5 tips to make reading a daily habit

Read daily to boost your brain.

Published 130 days ago

Quote of the day by Dr. Seuss: ‘The more that you read, the more things…'

The iconic line appears in I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!, first published in 1978.

Published 146 days ago

Solace from the printed word

“Books have always kept me company.” (Shutterstock)

Published 164 days ago

Delhiwale: Portrait of a book hoarder

The living room is full of family photos and showpiece knickknacks. But it is primarily crammed with books. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Published 216 days ago

From screen time to story time: Cultivate sustainable reading habits

To combat screen distractions, educators and parents should create engaging reading environments, promote choice-driven reading, and celebrate milestones, building a culture that encourages a lifelong love for literature.

Updated 235 days ago

Book Review: Wild Reverence is poetry in prose with a sliver of romance

Cover of the book, Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross

Published 257 days ago

Reduce screen time, invest more time in reading: Yogi to youths

CM Yogi Adityanath at the ‘Gorakhpur Book Festival 2025’ at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University. (HT)

Published 267 days ago

Book Box | My best fiction of 2025

Autumn Reading.

Updated 294 days ago

School children to get 'grace marks' for reading in Kerala

Children in state-run schools in Kerala will receive "grace marks" for cultivating reading habits, starting from the next academic year, State General Education Minister V Sivankutty said on Wednesday. (Representative image)

Updated 347 days ago

From read-alouds to lifelong learning

“Reading must not be seen merely as an academic exercise. It is an emotional and intellectual journey.” (HT Photo)

Published 398 days ago

World Book Day | Aahana S Kumra: Makrand Deshpande got me back to reading

Aahana Kumra

Updated 460 days ago

Delhiwale: An enigmatic bookman

Vishal Nagraj in a bookstore in the city. (HT Photo)

Published 524 days ago

American kids are behind in reading and math, these schools are defying the odds

The Scorecard accounts for differing state tests and provides one national standard.

Published 530 days ago

US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math

Given every two years to a sample of America’s children, the National Assessment of Educational Progress is considered one of the best gauges of the academic progress of the U.S. school system.

Updated 543 days ago

ASER 2024: Notable improvement in arithmetic, reading skills of children

ASER 2024: Children in the elementary age group have shown substantial improvement in basic arithmetic & reading skills since 2018, particularly in government schools. (File/HT Photo)

Updated 544 days ago

Book Box | Reading without rules

25 ways to read your way through 2025

Published 554 days ago

Readers have biological advantage with better brain anatomy: Study

Rarely people read for fun anymore.

Updated 555 days ago

HT reviewer Arunima Mazumdar picks her favourite read of 2024

“When it comes to books, it’s simple – either you’re a reader or you’re not. And in What You’re Looking For Is In The Library, it’s heartening to witness non-readers finding purpose after reading a book.” (Doubleday)

Updated 584 days ago

Book Box | Packing list for a book club

Book club

Published 666 days ago

What can you do if your child hates reading?

HT Image

Published 707 days ago

Book Lovers Day | Divya, Aahana; celebs reveal how reading helps them unwind

Actors Aahana Kumra (L), Divya Dutta (R)

Published 717 days ago

Book Lovers' Day| Kalki Koechlin finds ‘out of the ordinary books’ for daughter

Kalki Koechlin with daughter Sappho

Updated 717 days ago

Top must-visit places for bookworms

Experience the literature world at these places, a must for every reader.

Published 727 days ago

National Reading Day: Gangubai Kathiawadi to 2 States, hits inspired by novels

Bollywood films inspired by Indian books

Published 767 days ago

A step-by-step guide on how to develop a reading habit

Give reading a chance and see how it changes your world.

Published 768 days ago

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