The Bookish Crisis: Why We're Not Losing Reading, Just Finding New Ways The notion that we're living in a "postliterate era" is both alarming and misguided. It's not that reading is dying; it's just changing.
In an era dominated by short form video content, it's easy to assume people have lost interest in devouring books. But the truth lies elsewhere – people are still reading, they're just doing it differently.
The Atlantic's viral piece on the decline of reading sparked a necessary conversation about our relationship with literature.