It took them 28 years, but in November 2023 a US book club finally conquered Finnegans Wake. The reading group ... prevailing ...

There are plenty of benefits to reading, big and small ... Whether it’s reading about a good, or a difficult experience, books are a safe space to process any tricky feelings and emotions.

Prof Topping said that "to avert a further slide in literacy levels" in secondary schools, pupils should be encouraged to push themselves to read more difficult books. He said: "By their teenage ...