e-books and audiobooks without a wait Another library-based platform where you can read free books online is Hoopla. While it ...

Stuff Your Kindle Day is a special event that provides access to literally thousands of free books. It's an author-organized ...

During election week or whenever life gets stressful and you need to decompress (or step away from reality entirely), these are PEOPLE staffers' favorite cozy, comforting, stress-free books.

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Prime members can choose to download one free e-book every month from a rotating list—though some months that number is bumped up to two—and non-members get them for a discounted price.

The latest from the chronicler of urban grit known for “Lush Life” and “Clockers” — as well as writing on “The Wire” TV series — is set in 2008 in East Harlem, where a five-story ...

With October serving as a busier month than most, this was the first month since 2020 I didn’t read at least 10 books. But, it’s about quality, and this list proves just that. With some spooky ...

The National Literacy Trust's annual literacy survey 2025 reveals that one in three children and young people do not enjoy ...

For lovers of all things terrifying and thrilling, there’s no better time to dive into a horror book than the Halloween season. If you’re looking for a scary story to get you through the rest ...

LeGuin's The Word for World is Forest available as a DRM-free e-book from eBooks. Smashwords is an online marketplace for self-published ebooks that's committed to offering DRM-free books.

Penny’s 19th installment in the beloved Gamache series is a particularly haunting and relevant mystery novel. Yael van der Wouden’s novel, shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, is about ...

Students now seem increasingly incapable of reading whole books, a problem professors say is becoming the norm, even at some of the nation's most elite colleges. While college students today ...