From comfort reads to climate fiction, USA TODAY shares the books that defined 2025 and why these stories resonated.

It’s been a good one. Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai discuss the books that have stayed with them.

Sometimes school staff assume it is too difficult to improve an older student’s reading skills. They may think a student’s ...

I needed to stop thinking that I knew more than the author and give in to whatever ride they had spent years planning.

The new standards call on middle school and high school teachers to build on the science of reading taught in elementary ...

Illinois lowered its standards in 2025, but over half of third graders still couldn’t read at grade level. It’s a critical ...

Reading went social again in 2025, with silent book clubs and big release parties bringing readers together. Reading went ...

KOReader with Gemini adds smart summaries, spoiler free guides and custom prompts that reshape how you read on a Kindle.

The 74 reports that schools excelling in math also tend to excel in reading, indicating a strong correlation between subject ...