Keep your kids reading all summer long with these fun kids summer reading programs for 2025. Here is how they can earn cash, free books, prizes and more! Looking for fun things for your kids to do ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Public libraries across the Valley are encouraging kids and families to not only have fun during summer break, but sit down with a good book through local reading programs. The ...

Stephen King's "Never Flinch" is one of the best beach reads for summer 2025, featuring recurring King character Holly Gibney. Summer is for going to the beach, hitting the pool and soaking up the sun ...

For some people, a summer read is something frothy, with a guaranteed happy ending. For others, it’s a book they read in the summer. For me, a summer read is something that grabs you. It can be a ...

We all know the best book recommendations come from that literary friend, the one who knows every buzzy new release, as well as gems from under-the-radar writers. WBEZ asked seven Chicago-area authors ...

The extra-long sunny days and relaxed pace of summer make this season an ideal time to delve into richer, more immersive novels. Enter historical fiction books. This expansive genre-which is arguably ...

In a few weeks, I'll be going on vacation. Now, I know where I'm going. I know who I'm going with. What I don't know is, what books should I be bringing? Thankfully, NPR's Books team has published its ...

The National Book Foundation’s Summer Reading Adventure challenge encourages adults to pick up a book and share their literary journey with fellow bookworms Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial ...

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I acquire far too many books, usually under the theory that I will get to all of them someday, “someday” being the most elastic of reading time frames. Some of my somedays have lasted decades, and ...