You might think the best book to read to your young child is one they’ll love. One that, when you close the final page, makes them shout, “Again, again!” One that, before you even say, “Go pick out a bedtime book,” is already in their hand and waving in front of your face, an old and familiar friend.

I admit I was a little sceptical when one of the parents in our Offspring Facebook Group suggested I buy an “indestructible” book for my 9-month-old nephew for Christmas.

Billionaire Bill Gates has said he reads about a book a week. Our friends at Business Insider sifted through years of Gates' book recommendations to find 12 that made especially strong impressions on him and then collated them into this handy infographic. We've also included links so you can snap them up yourself.

While the 21st Century is a scant 16 years old this year, it's already thrown up a number of interesting, moving and undeniably unique works of literature (and also Twilight). This infographic shortlists the best of the best and will help you to choose which book to read next based on your personal preferences.

Speculative fiction is the literature of change and discovery. But every now and then, a book comes along that changes the rules of science fiction for everybody. Certain great books inspire scores of authors to create something new. Here are 21 of the most influential science fiction and fantasy books.

Summer is the perfect time to sit back and relax with a good book, but how do you pick the good book to relax with? If your reading list is currently empty and you're not sure what to pick up next, check out this handy flowchart that will have something for all types and levels of readers.

I began to plow through chapter books almost as soon as I could read, and I distinctly remember a handful of “a-ha” moments while submerged in these novels. These moments occurred as I read about experiences I’d never had and people I never knew (I grew up in a pretty homogenous bubble — lots of white, Christian people).

We often hear about the benefits of reading storybooks at bedtime for promoting vocabulary, early literacy skills, and a good relationship with your child. But the experts haven’t been in your home, and your child requests the same book every single night, sometimes multiple times a night. You both know all the words off by heart.

Hi! You didn’t come here to avoid studying, did you? Well, at least you’ll learn how to study better when you’re done with this little break. These are Lifehacker’s most popular study tips from the last five years.

You can get sale alerts for all the books on your Goodreads "want to read" list. Whenever one of them is discounted on Kindle, iBooks, Nook, Google Play, or Kobo, you'll get an email. (This only works for ebooks, not physical copies.)

Every week, our friends at Booktopia highlight an exclusive book deal for Lifehacker readers. This week: 27% off Fire And Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin!

A third of today's teenagers don't read books for pleasure, reports a survey from the American Psychological Association. That's nearly triple the number reported in the 1970s. And yet teens are reading — perhaps more than ever before. Glued to screens, they're voraciously consuming words in the form of texts, photo captions, hashtags, notifications and news snippets splashed on social media.

Every week, our friends at Booktopia highlight an exclusive book deal for Lifehacker readers. This week: 38% off Saga Book One by Brian K. Vaughan!

Last night, I read my daughter a story before bed, like I always do. I picked an old favourite from her bookshelf — Giraffes Can’t Dance. But this time, a musical cast accompanied my narration.

Following in the footsteps of last year's Kindle Oasis, Amazon is releasing a new entry-level Kindle Paperwhite that comes with inbuilt waterproofing. You also get double the storage and a 300 ppi glare-free display. Here are the Australian specs, pricing details and release date.

Pocket, the leading app for saving articles to read later, has a new voice, the voice of Amazon Polly. And it’s good enough that you just might actually want to use it.

What’s the name of that book again? You know the one. From when we were kids. It was a children’s chapter book about a family that moves into an old schoolhouse?

Every week, our friends at Booktopia highlight an exclusive book deal for Lifehacker readers. This week: 37% off Art of Atari by Tim Lapetino!

Android/iOS: I have a reasonable but not overwhelming amount of media: Mostly books, followed by video games, followed by some collectable vinyls and CDs that I keep around. I also have friends who have rooms full of stuff: Stacks of books and floor-to-ceiling bookcases that are nearly bursting from overuse.

All of us could benefit from checking out Libib, a free service you can use to scan and catalogue your books, movies, music and video games.