As daylight stretches and routines slow, Americans return to a favorite seasonal ritual: summer reading. Whether it’s by the pool, on a sandy beach or in a shady backyard, summer provides the perfect ...

It’s a summer day and it's too hot to play outside. Your child is glued to a screen, content to spend their day with air-conditioning and digital media. Sound familiar? It’s the time of year when many ...

A stack of mini books gift wrapped in bright colors with a satin ribbon. Barnes & Noble is giving away one free book to every child in grades one through six who reads eight books this summer and logs ...

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 ...

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 ...

At the start of the season, we made a literary bucket list. Here’s how we checked it off. By The New York Times Books Staff A few months ago, we invited you to join us in a low-stakes summer reading ...

It’s time for summer reading lists, reading programs, and reading challenges! Get your kids, ages 5 to 18, reading with children’s book recommendations from these up-to-date summer reading lists.

Read along with the Book Review this summer: Can you check off five items before fall arrives? By The New York Times Books Staff When many of us at The New York Times Book Review were children, there ...

College of Education and Human Development experts share literacy activities and guidance for caregivers while school’s out for the summer As summer comes to an end, some parents and caregivers may ...