Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. Gregory Currie, a professor of philosophy at the University of Nottingham, recently argued in the New York ...

A grandfather tells stories to his granddaughter at a library in Beijing on the International Children's Book Day, which falls on April 2 every year. [Photo by Wang Jing/Asianewsphoto] The importance ...

“Does reading literature make you more moral?” This was the question posed by philosophy professor Debra Satz to three panelists—myself, David Kidd, and Joshua Landy—at an event celebrating the 25th ...

The Road to Middlemarch: My Life With George Eliot by Rebecca Mead (Granta Books) There is a series of postcards by the Dutch cartoonist Joost Swarte that applies the alarmist tone usually reserved ...

Pope Francis lamented that ‘a sufficient grounding in literature’ is not a standard part of priestly formation. But some seminaries in the U.S. and abroad seem to be bucking that trend. Seminarians ...

The 87-year-old pontiff believes reading literature enables individual people to learn the art of reflective personal discernment, empathy with others, as well as entering a dialogue with the culture ...

Patricia Vieira is Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Comparative Literature and Film and Media at Georgetown University. In 2013-14, she is Ikerbasque Visiting Professor in the Institute ...

Literature captures the essence of all forms of joy and pain, and readers of all ages and backgrounds connect with grief and struggle. Sometimes, it helps us confront fear, hopelessness, and weariness ...

A classic novel is a book that has stood the test of time because of its relevance and impact. Some classic novels highlight topics that are still relevant and resonate with people in the modern era.

n March 2016, a study conducted by Central Connecticut State University (CCTU) entitled “Most Literate Nation of the World” placed Indonesia as the 60th most literate nation out of 61 nations on the ...