(25 Jul 2022) An Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study across approximately 30 countries found that teens who said they most often read paper books scored considerably higher on a 2018 reading test taken by 15-year-olds compared to teens who said they rarely or never read books. Even among students of similar socioeconomic backgrounds,…
(10 May 2022) The American Library Association, the American Federation of Teachers and more than a dozen other organizations have formed a coalition to fight the nationwide wave of book bans and challenges. Unite Against Book Bans also includes the publishers Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster and Macmillan, the Authors Guild and the National…
Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day 2022, the first of its kind, will take place with various activities this month, especially from April 15 to May 1. (11 Apr 2022) On this occasion, the HCM City People’s Committee will host a book fair on Nguyen Hue street from April 19 to 24. There will also…
(2 Mar 2022) Book Riot has collected various sources for reading habits around the globe during the pandemic time. Overall, the average number of books people are reading is higher than before as well as the sales of books. What people are reading is also presented in the article. Find out more from the…
(18 Feb 2022) A team in Penang, Malaysia, gave the local abandoned phone booths a new look by transforming them into mini libraries for the community. Penggerak Komuniti Muda (PEKA), an organization that aims to empower youth, was looking for a way to encourage the younger generation to pick up the reading habit. The…
(30 Jan 2022) From New York Times: Parents, activists, school board officials and lawmakers around the country are challenging books at a pace not seen in decades. The American Library Association said in a preliminary report that it received an “unprecedented” 330 reports of book challenges, each of which can include multiple books, last…
(7 Feb 2022) The international subscription service Scribd has on Friday (February 4) announced that it’s making banned books available to read without charge–and without a credit card or other commitment required. The editorial team has curated a list of “Books Being Banned Right Now,” and the site also carries another, “List of Frequently…
(27 Dec 2021) Global English Editing has been digging deep into research to bring you fascinating facts about the world’s reading habits in 2021, all rolled into a handy infographic. In fact, stats show that people in the US read a quarter more books this year compared to 2020. While the pandemic may have helped some…
(4 Nov 2021) U.S. tech company Google Inc. donated US$1 million Thursday to the Taiwan FactCheck Center (TFC) to help fund the center’s media literacy initiatives. The US$1 million will be disbursed over the next three years under Google’s Intelligent Taiwan initiatives to help combat the effects of disinformation, the company said. Google’s…
(11 Oct 2021) How well do your students learn when they read online? What are the outcomes of on-screen reading compared with reading in print? Current research suggests that reading online results in lower understanding and less critical reflection. What might this mean for our students’ learning and for society? Lisa Allcott shares her findings…