A related point is giving yourself permission to quit books that you’re not enjoying.

‘I had spent so many years picking up books that people had told me I “should” read. ‘I diligently ploughed my way through literature prize longlists and shortlists. I would try to push on until the end of...

To succeed long-term, you need to develop new reading habits, so that reading is something you do without resorting to conscious effort and willpower.

You may decide on a night routine, reading a bedtime story to lull yourself to sleep. If you do this frequently enough, it can become a part...

Reading is not a race. You can finish a story as fast or as slow as you wish. To maintain your preferred pace, in addition to keeping yourself accountable, create personal goals. This could look like 20 pages a day, two chapters a week, or finishing the book by the end of the month.

You may choose to have have a