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 ...

According to a Gallup survey from 2022, Americans are reading fewer books per year than ever before. And the time that people spend reading has dropped over the years, too. All right, it's time now ...

Growing up, school made reading stressful. You didn’t get to pick the books, there were pop quizzes, and your teacher forced you to find the symbolism in blue curtains. But at a certain point, long ...