As a commuter I get a lot of reading done on my bus rides to and from work. However, I also notice many others, including teenagers and young adults, reading on the bus as well. Moreover, an article in the guardian shows the huge growth in the YA Fiction book market. Books such as The Hunger Games and Divergent have been adapted into movies. Evidence seems to suggest a new generation of readers is emerging.
Younger people are starting to pick up books more often because of a greater variety in fiction targeted at young adults. Young adults use youtube and social media a lot, and the most talked about books on youtube are YA. Genres including fantasy, dystopian, paranormal romance and contemporary fiction are the main players in the growing community of bookworms on the internet.
People who read for pleasure can sometimes be very introverted, so it is no coincidence that we readers blog or vlog about books. So read that book in public with pride and ignore the comments from people who say reading is boring. Both the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter franchises were born from great books, and many consider them to be exciting and engaging.
I myself am doing a re-read of the Lord of the Rings and also planning to read Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel. Keep reading :)
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