Are you an “information omnivore,” a “library lover,” or a “solid center”? If you love public libraries and technology both, you probably belong to one of those three groups. A study by the Pew Research Internet Project shows that Americans who use technology a lot also go to the libraries often.

A study published in the Journal of Cultural Analytics shows that the prominence of female characters in novels and the number of female novelists declined between 1800 and 1960.

In the book market as in the workplace, women get paid less. A new study shows that books by female authors were priced 45 percent lower than books by male authors. Women’s books were also likely to be published in formats less expensive to produce and distribute.

Organized political groups are driving the book-censorship movement in America, according to a new report by PEN America. Of the 1,648 titles censored over the 2021-2022 school year, the vast majority feature LGBTQ+ characters (41%) and characters of color (40%).

Men decide faster than women about books they like,  according to a study by Jellybooks. The research showed men give up after 20 to 30 pages if they don’t like a book.

Spoilers are the pits—that’s what a Russian scientist must have felt when he allegedly stabbed a colleague for revealing the endings of books he wanted to read. Shocking? Indeed, but so is the research finding that many people actually enjoy spoilers.

The global pandemic forced schools and students to switch completely or partly to digital learning. The question remains whether the practice should continue after the pandemic. Is viewing or listening to content just as good as reading the printed word? A new research says no.

For book lovers everywhere, the sheer pleasure of reading is motivation enough for them. Those who are less inclined to read should listen up! A new study revealed that books empower readers to take positive actions, such as traveling, starting a new hobby, and even getting over a break-up.

There’s a significant increase in the use of swear words in American books, a sign that Americans are more accepting of taboo words, according to a recent study. The research showed that books published between 2005 and 2008 were 28 times more likely to include cussing than books published in the early 1950s.

Most companies encourage employees to read nonfiction books to gain knowledge, but research shows reading literary fiction can be more valuable for employees because novels help cultivate an elusive trait in the workplace: high emotional quotient.