Report of Book Readers' Demise Exaggerated
According to a recent survey, one out of four adults did not read a book last year. This means three out of four adults or approximately 165 milliion people did read some of the roughly 292,000 new books published last year as well as many of those already in print
A good number of people are still picking up a book.To those avid readers out there I recommend Harold Bloom's How to Read and Why. The noted critic uses many of his favorite works to illustrate the necessity of reading for enrichment and pleasure.
Those of you with a more lackadaisical approach to reading might embrace How to Talk About Books You've Never Read. --proving there is a book published on every subject.