Guardian Life & Style (US) • Jan. 14, 2026, 9:34 p.m.

From the right e-reader to a book subscription, here are my favorite ways (some free, some vibe-setting) to read a lot The best e-readers in the US, for every kind of book lover Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things Like many children who grew up in suburbia ’s monotony, I found my local library a welcome escape. I relished checking out comically large stacks of well-worn hardcovers from authors such as Beverly Cleary and Alvin Schwartz .

As I grew older, though, I tragically spent more time on social media and less flipping the pages of a novel . In 2021, Covid-19 made it difficult to have much of a social life.

So, as a lonely college student in search of new ways to fill my time, I purchased a Kindle . Ever since, I’ve consistently finished roughly one book a week.

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