US Reading for Pleasure Declines by 40%, Experts Suggest Reconnecting with Books
TL;DR
Reading for pleasure in the US has decreased by over 40% in the past 20 years, with significant declines among Black Americans, lower-income groups, and rural residents, raising concerns about impacts on mental health, empathy, and lifelong learning, partly attributed to digital culture and structural issues like access and leisure time.
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