I have been averaging about 15 books a year which is the number I read in 2010. By many peoples standards that is not very many - but I am sure it is more than most. Looking at my log, I have had a low of 9 books in one year and a high of 23 books. The last book finished in 2010 was "Load and Clear" which is a collection of the newspaper columns of Anna Quindlen. One of her columns was on reading. Is reading really at the rising? She quotes a survey from 1952 that states only 18% of Americans were reading a book or novel, less than half in 1963 and 84% in 1999. Are that many people really reading? I hope so but maybe it means that people were more ready to admit they were not reading then versus now.
What are you currently reading?
