Wellness & Reading

Ink in the Margins: The Passionate, Polarizing World of Readers Who Write Back

For a growing community of American readers, a pristine book is practically a missed opportunity. They underline, dog-ear, argue in the margins — and they'll tell you it's the most intimate thing you can do with a text. But not everyone agrees.

Jul 4, 2026

Reading as Medicine: How Americans Are Using Books to Heal — and What the Research Actually Backs Up

Across the US, therapists, librarians, and wellness coaches are quietly prescribing specific books to help people navigate anxiety, grief, burnout, and loneliness. The movement has a name — bibliotherapy — and it has more scientific credibility than you might expect. Here's what's really going on.

Jul 4, 2026