Wednesday, Feb. 4, is World Read Aloud Day. It's a global celebration of the power of reading and storytelling. A Milwaukee ...

Last winter, when I found myself in that cold, dark place that comes after the spell of the holidays but before spring ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

In a world full of distractions, it can be challenging to find the time to escape into literature, but it is never too late to get back to reading. The top of the new year is the perfect time to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As the new year begins, novelists send characters to great heights in Tibet and Wyoming, to the great depths of ...

From gripping thrillers, witty satires and poignant epics to captivating histories and juicy memoirs, 2025 was full of great books. Read on for 30 of our favorites. The latest from the Pulitzer ...

Every leader leaves their mark on the hearts and minds of a workforce. This can go one of two ways: leaders can leave behind a legacy of inspiration, or infuriation. Based on thousands of perspectives ...

What do Anne Enright, Anthony Kennedy, Eric Schmidt and Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite have in common? They’ve all got reading recommendations for you. We asked a wide-ranging group of actors, ...

Here’s a thought many of us have these days: if only we weren’t on our damn phones all the time, we would surely unlock a better self—one that went on hikes and talked more with our children and felt ...

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If Read aloud is not working in Copilot, here is how you can fix the issue in Windows 11. No matter whether you face this problem in the Copilot desktop app, Microsoft 365 Copilot, or Copilot for Edge ...

Slate receives a commission when you purchase items using the links on this page. Thank you for your support. In a chaotic and distressing year, books provided a respite, a chance to commune with ...