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Guides9 min read

How to Read More Books: 12 Habits That Actually Work

Small, realistic changes that add up to dozens of extra books a year, plus a calculator to see how long any book will take you.

September 23, 2026

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Guides10 min read

Reading Statistics 2026: How Much Do People Really Read?

Three in four Americans read at least part of a book last year, but daily reading for pleasure has fallen by 40% in two decades. Here's what the data actually shows.

October 11, 2026

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Guides9 min read

The US Book Market in 2025: What Sold, What Grew and What Fell

Print sales held steady at 762 million copies, publisher revenue hit $33.4 billion, and science fiction was the surprise winner. A plain-English tour of the numbers.

October 11, 2026

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Guides8 min read

Audiobook Statistics 2026: Who Listens, and How Fast It's Growing

Half of American adults have listened to an audiobook, and sales have grown for over a decade. Here are the numbers, and what they mean if you're thinking of trying one.

October 11, 2026

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Lists9 min read

The Bestselling Books of 2025 (and What They Tell Us)

A self-help phenomenon, a Hunger Games prequel, two romantasy blockbusters and a habit book that won't leave the charts. Here's the 2025 top 10 with the numbers.

October 11, 2026

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Reviews9 min read

The Psychology of Money Review: Simple Ideas That Stick

A short, story-driven book about why behaviour matters more than spreadsheets when it comes to money. It isn't a how-to manual, and that's its strength.

October 10, 2026

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Guides8 min read

How Long Does It Take to Read a Book?

An average novel takes about six hours. Here's the maths, a table of reading times for 20 well-known books, and a calculator for any book.

October 10, 2026

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Reviews9 min read

The Psychology of Money Review: Simple Ideas That Stick

A short, story-driven book about why behaviour matters more than spreadsheets when it comes to money. It isn't a how-to manual, and that's its strength.

October 10, 2026

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Reviews9 min read

Project Hail Mary Review: Science, Friendship and a Ticking Sun

A man wakes alone on a spaceship with no memory and a dying Sun to save. It's funny, clever and far warmer than you'd expect from a book about physics.

October 9, 2026

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Reviews8 min read

The Midnight Library Review: A Gentle Book About Regret

Between life and death, Nora Seed gets to try every life she might have lived. It's a quick, warm read with a clear message, which is both its appeal and its limit.

October 8, 2026

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Reading and book market data, updated for 2026

What Pew, Gallup, the NEA and Circana BookScan actually say about how much we read and what we buy.

Reading statistics

Guides10 min read

Reading Statistics 2026: How Much Do People Really Read?

Three in four Americans read at least part of a book last year, but daily reading for pleasure has fallen by 40% in two decades. Here's what the data actually shows.

October 11, 2026

Lists9 min read

The Bestselling Books of 2025 (and What They Tell Us)

A self-help phenomenon, a Hunger Games prequel, two romantasy blockbusters and a habit book that won't leave the charts. Here's the 2025 top 10 with the numbers.

October 11, 2026

Guides9 min read

The US Book Market in 2025: What Sold, What Grew and What Fell

Print sales held steady at 762 million copies, publisher revenue hit $33.4 billion, and science fiction was the surprise winner. A plain-English tour of the numbers.

October 11, 2026

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