- Among those who read in 2006, the average respondent read 7 books.
- 25% of the adults polled said they didn't read any books.
- The typical person read 4 books - half read fewer, half read more.
Who are the 25% of people the AP poll found had not read a single book in 2006?
- Nearly a third of men and one-fourth of women tend to be older, less educated, lower income, minorities, from rural areas, and less religious.
- Put another way, avid readers in current and past studies were found to be elderly, female, southern, religious, and educated.
- Southerners who do read, however, tend to read more books, mostly religious and romance novels, than people from other regions.
- Women read more of every category of books than men, except for history and biography.
- The Bible and religious works were read by two-thirds in the survey, more than all other categories.
- Popular fiction, histories, biographies and mysteries were all sited to be about half, while one in five read romance novels.
- Every other genre - including politics, poetry and classical literature - were named by fewer than 5% of the readers.
I was surprised to find myself in this poll, although I wasn't interviewed. Are you there too? And how many books have you read this year? After all, the year is nearly over. I know the next few weeks will be extremely busy, what with Christmas events coming up, but you still have time to read a little in between the cracks. Come on by the library and pick up a small book to read.
Miss Edna at the Circulation Desk recommends the following:
- Santa Cruise (a holiday mystery at sea) and The Christmas Thief (mystery) by Mary Higgins Clark
- Fresh Elastic for Stretched Out Moms (inspirational) by Barbara Johnson
- Glad Tidings, When Christmas Comes, and Christmas Letters (fiction) by Debbie Macomber
- The Choice (fiction) by Nicholas Sparks
- Skipping Christmas (fiction) by John Grisham.
Don't forget to bring your library card. And remember, reading IS a stress-buster!!!
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