One in four read no books last year

One in four adults read no books at all in the past year, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released August 21. Of those who did read, women and older people were most avid, and religious works and popular fiction were the top choices. The survey reveals a nation whose book readers, on the whole, can hardly be called ravenous. The typical person claimed to have read four books in the last year—half read more and half read fewer. Excluding those who hadn't read any, the usual number read was seven. If you choose to, you can read more of this article from The Washington Post.