the archive
Notes on reading, finished books, and the quiet work of building moth.
Libby costs you nothing. Your library pays $60 per ebook license and $95 per audiobook. Here is who really pays, and why your hold is six months long.
All five Hunger Games books in publication order and story order, with a spoiler-light summary of what happens in each one.
We compared five book journal apps, from StoryGraph's mood tags to Moth's completion cards, to see which one helps you remember what you read.
more from the archive
Meet Moth, the reading tracker for iPhone and Android built around daily sessions and streaks to build better reading habits.
Libby on Kindle works only with US library accounts. Here are the steps to send a library book to your Kindle, and what to do when it won't show up.
Kobo vs Kindle comes down to one real difference: how many steps stand between your library card and a book on the screen. Here is what that costs you.
A 2024 study found bionic reading doesn't improve reading speed or comprehension. Here's why so many ADHD readers say it helps anyway.
Americans read a median of 2 books a year and an average of 8, according to the newest YouGov survey. Here's why those two numbers disagree.
The average adult reads about 238 to 260 words a minute. Here's where that number comes from, how it breaks down by age, and how to time your own.
Fable, Bookclubs.com, Goodreads Groups, r/bookclub, and Bookship compared across five book club apps, so you can pick one your group actually keeps using.
What is a little free library, where did the book boxes come from, and how to actually use one to read more. A closer look at the movement.
A silent book club has no assigned reading, no homework, and no discussion required. Just a room full of people quietly reading whatever they brought.
Focus doesn't work like advice columns assume. Here's what actually helps an ADHD brain get through a book, and why willpower isn't it.
Nine book to movie adaptations 2026 releases, in order, with rough page counts and enough runway to finish each one before the trailer spoils it.
A grounded Libby app review: how borrowing works, the real hold-queue math, the Kindle change nobody explains well, and who should actually use it.
Seven fast, hard-to-put-down books for a reading slump, from Rebecca to Iron Widow, picked for momentum and pace instead of comfort, so you finish one.
A book hangover is the specific grief of finishing a great book. Here's what causes it and eight things that actually help you move on.
Moth, ReadStreak, Läsa, Bookly, Bookmory, and Beanstack compared on streak mechanics, timers, pricing, and who each app actually suits.
Manga gets dismissed as pictures for people who don't really read. The comprehension research and the people who study manga readers say otherwise.
Audible, Libro.fm, Spotify, Everand, Libby, and Apple Books compared on price, catalog, and what kind of listener each one actually suits.
Reading journals and reading trackers are often confused for the same thing. They solve different problems, and mixing them up is why both tend to fail.
The Kindle vs physical books debate focuses on the wrong thing. Neither format builds a reading habit on its own. Here is what actually decides.
Most reading lamps are bought for brightness. The number that actually matters is Kelvin, and getting it wrong quietly costs you sleep.
Ten minutes is the floor that builds a habit, thirty if you want the bigger benefits. Why the number matters less than the recurrence.
Most summer reading lists fail by September. Here's how to build one around daily sessions instead of book counts.
The science is more divided than either camp admits. What the research actually shows depends on what you're reading, and why the question matters.
Most adults need five to eight hours to finish a 300-page book. The number that matters more is how many minutes you read per day.
Most reading advice asks you to carve out a slot. Bedtime doesn't need carving. That's the whole point.
Most reading slump advice is really a book recommendation list. The actual problem is different, and so is the fix.
Moth, StoryGraph, Bookly, Goodreads, and Fable compared on design, stats, privacy, price, and habit-building. Find the right one for how you actually read.
Missing one day resets a number, not a habit. What psychology says about streaks, broken consistency, and what actually matters for reading routines.
Notion templates are good at cataloguing books. They're bad at building the habit of reading them. Here's why the difference matters.
Most summer reading challenges fail for the same reason. Here's the small structural fix that makes the difference.
Speed reading has been selling the same promise since 1959. The science says it doesn't hold up. Here's what actually determines how much you read.
Goodreads hasn't changed in years. Here are the best alternatives for readers who want better stats, a better design, and a reading habit worth keeping.
Giving yourself permission to stop reading a book you're not enjoying isn't a failure. For most readers, it's one of the better habits they can build.
If you want to read 50 books a year, you need to read about 41 pages a day. Here is the math behind it, how long it actually takes, and how to track it.
You don't need more willpower to read more books. You need a system. Here's what the research actually says about how long a reading habit takes to stick.