Serious Reading Was Always a Minority Sport
Rumors of the Book’s Demise Misunderstand Who Really Reads to Begin With
More than half of Americans think their life warrants a book deal, which is funny because it seems most Americans barely read books at all. You probably know the statistics.
Forty percent of American adults read nary a single book in 2025, according to a YouGov survey, not in any format. The median American read just two; the average American managed eig…
