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Americans Want To Read More Books. Or Do They?

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Jeff and Rebecca talk about a big new survey of Americans' feelings about reading, before talking about a small but interesting change at PW, recent reading, and more.

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New NPR/Ipsos poll shows most Americans want to read more…and just don’t
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2025
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