Two different surveys of book reading trends show conflicting results. Recently, both Pew Research Center and Gallup asked Americans aged 18...

Now that we're spending a lot more time at home, we're sure to be reading more books. Right? Maybe not. While the overall percentage...

If you read at least one book in the past year, you rank among the majority of Americans. According to a 2017 survey by the National Endowme...

Nearly three out of four adults have read a book in the previous 12 months, according to a Pew Research Center survey, and print remains the...

Reading for personal interest continues to decline as a leisure activity. The percentage of Americans who read on an average day fell from 2...

More Americans are attending arts events, according to a survey by the National Endowment for the Arts. The NEA's 2017 Survey of Public ...

Nearly three out of four Americans aged 18 or older have read a book in the past year, according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey. Print...

Fewer Americans are reading on an average day, according to the American Time Use Survey. In every age group, a shrinking share is reading f...

Book reading is down slightly from what it used to be, reports Pew Research Center, with print books accounting for all of the decline. Seve...

Forty-six percent of American adults say they read only hard copy books, according to a Harris survey. A slightly larger 48 percent read boo...

The average household spent $109 on reading material in 2012, up slightly from the $105 spent in 2010 after adjusting for inflation. What co...

Percentage of 18-to-29-year-olds who read a print book in the past year: 73% Percentage of 18-to-29-year-olds who read an e-book in the pas...

Percentage of Americans aged 18 or older who visited a public library in the past year: 60%. Source: 2012 General Social Survey

Three out of four Americans aged 16 or older read a book in the past 12 months, according to a Pew Internet and American Life survey. The fi...