Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Harrison Monarth is an executive coach who covers leadership. “Brain Rot” was named the 2024 Word of The Year by Oxford University ...

Avid readers of fiction score better on international tests, but simply encouraging all students to read fiction for pleasure is unlikely to equip them to understand the expository text they'll be ...

Reading novels goes far beyond fun or aesthetic pleasure: cutting-edge science demonstrates the great benefits of fiction; it makes us more critical, develops our empathy, combats the distraction ...

Raymond A. Mar receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada. We all know that reading is good for children and for adults, and that we should all be ...

December 4, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Ask a liberal arts major about the benefits of reading fiction and they'll regale you with all kinds of ...

Neuroscientists have discovered that reading a novel can improve brain function on a variety of levels. The recent study on the brain benefits of reading fiction was conducted at Emory University. The ...

Numerous studies have shown that reading fiction can make you a better person. And, when you grow up reading fictional books, you discover the best version of yourself. It’s because reading fiction ...

Whatever you might think of the year in politics or weather, 2018 was definitely a great year for books. The sales of paper books continued a steady five-year rise and, despite Amazon’s omnipresence, ...

I have been a nerd my whole life. I was always “that kid,” the one who read in a corner at recess and talked about Jo March and Ponyboy as though they were real people. I have a vivid memory of myself ...

But what about fiction–is it purely entertainment? Michel Morvan, founder and U.S. CEO of the tech company CoSMo, reads a couple chapters of a crime novel every night and says it’s not just for fun: ...

Neuroscientists have discovered that reading a novel can improve brain function on a variety of levels. The recent study on the brain benefits of reading fiction was conducted at Emory University. The ...