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At a hair salon, at the airport and on the Metro, D.C.-area readers share their picks.

With the onset of winter, many people have understandably taken their book-reading indoors. The park benches are bare, the outdoor cafe tables barren. Much of the landscape is still covered in ...

Do you wish you could read more books? You’re not alone. These days, fewer people are reading for pleasure, and even those who do tend to struggle with distractions. Is this a literacy crisis, or has ...

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Reading books, we all know, is good for your brain. Books not only teach us about whatever subject we’re reading about, but also help train our ability for focused concentration and abstract thought.

Out in the wild, not everyone is staring at a phone. Some people read books — on paper. While commuting and walking around the D.C. area, I spotted a handful of these devoted print book readers. We ...