The Pleasure of Reading reflects on the joys of owning and reading books. It looks at the situations that lead people to become keen readers and the ways in whi

The inspiration for the annual Pleasure of Reading Prize A charming and revealing collection of essays from some of our best-loved writers about the pleasures o

In recent years, cultural commentators have sounded the alarm about the dire state of reading in America. Americans are not reading enough, they say, or reading

Lucy Fraser’s The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformations of "The Little Mermaid" explores Japanese and English transforma

In this charming ode to the joys of reading, Temple Scott celebrates the power of literature to enlighten, inspire, and entertain. Drawing on a vast array of li