In 2005, near the beginning of the MP3 audio book craze, the New York Times charmingly detailed the listening habits of New York authors, who dabbled in Dostoyevsky as they strolled around with their ...

A recent New York Times opinion piece by Daniel Willingham addressed the question of whether listening to a book is the same as reading it. Willingham, a psychologist at the University of Virginia, ...

Reading books can be a thoroughly rejuvenating experience, something that not only refreshes the mind but heals the soul of the reader as well. Unfortunately, not everyone has the privilege or the ...

Brittany Lowry has devoured more than 80 books this year. The twist? The social-media creator in Alberta, Canada, hasn’t read a word. “I count them as books I’ve read,” Lowry, 34, said of her ...

Switching from the page to the eardrums offers more than a few changes to the experience of taking in the written word. Any activity that involves you staring at something up close for an extended ...

Each time I put forth my inquiry "how can we listen to books?", I am met with the obvious, "audio books". I then proceed to rephrase, pointing towards "listening to printed books", and in that second ...

Audio books have surged in popularity in recent years, enabled by their ease of use and advancements in smart phones. Gone are the days of numbered cassettes and bulky players. Technology has created ...

Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London: Amongst Our Weapons (Orion) has won the Members Choice Award 2022 presented by Listening Books. The award will be presented by Stephen Fry, patron of the charity, ...

A recent New York Times opinion piece by Daniel Willingham addressed the question of whether listening to a book is the same as reading it. Willingham, a psychologist at the University of Virginia, ...