New Scientist

Is reading always better for your brain than listening to audiobooks?

Reading books and listening to audiobooks tap into different elements of cognition, each with their own benefits. So which ...

Just4Kids: Do you really need to read to learn? What neuroscience says

Whether reading a book or listening to a recording, the goal is the same: understanding. But these activities aren’t exactly alike.
NPR

NPR does a lot of stories about books, authors and publishing. Does this approach meet the needs of people in the audience?

The public media audience includes a lot of book lovers, and it's widely known that NPR's coverage of books can influence sales. "NPR book coverage drives discovery and subsequent sales and is ...
The New York Times

Book Club: Read ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ by Jane Austen, With the Book Review

In September, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Jane Austen’s classic, about the tortured romance of two people frazzled by miscommunications and assumptions. By MJ Franklin MJ Franklin ...
Daily Maverick on MSN

Do you really need to read to learn? What neuroscience says about reading vs listening

Listening to podcasts or audiobooks uses different parts of the brain to those that are engaged when you read something. In ...
The Conversation

Do you really need to read to learn? What neuroscience says about reading versus listening

Stephanie N. Del Tufo, Ph.D. research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health (NICHD, NIDCD, NIE, NINDS), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Spencer Foundation, the University ...