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The real reason Americans stopped reading isn't your phone

The real reason Americans stopped reading isn't your phone

July 13, 2026, 4:03 a.m. ET I can't imagine a world without books. But most Americans can, and effectively already do, live in that world. A devastating piece in The Atlantic, "The End of Reading is Here," lays out just how much less Americans... Read more.

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