The S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 are all set to close at new highs on Friday, which will cap the first full trading week of 2026. Both indexes could see more gains if history repeats itself. In six of ...

Maybe you've seen a bunch of BookTok recommendations fly by without saving them, madly scribbled down titles talked about in your go-to podcasts, or have tried to remember the book your friend ...

In between those New Year's Resolutions to eat healthier and exercise more, why not give your brain a bit of a workout too? Regular reading leads to positive impacts on your mental and emotional ...

Chris Bailey is aware that we live in a distracted age, with shrinking attention spans and minds prone to wander. At the outset of “Intentional: How to Finish What You Start,” the productivity expert ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Nearly two years after Iowa enacted its school library book restrictions, the law’s future remains ...

Dozens of parents and community members have signed up to help track book bans across the state, by learning how to file public records requests and keeping tabs on school districts. The Texas Freedom ...

On occasion, what a book club needs most is for one person to tell another person to shut up. That’s when a book club facilitator could help. “When a club wants a facilitator, it’s usually because of ...

The opening weekend box office predictions for Avatar 3 have arrived. 20th Century Studios’ Avatar 3, also known as Avatar: Fire and Ash, arrives in United States theaters next month. Directed by ...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris’s new book is on track to be the best-selling memoir of 2025, according to its publisher. “107 Days,” Harris’s account of her short-lived 2024 White House bid that ...

A trio of Houston-area school districts accounted for nearly half of the 1,781 books banned in Texas over the 2024-2025 school year, making the Lone Star State second only to Florida for the most book ...