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Reading as a Trend: Book Clubs and Reading Parties Among Gen Z

other · 2026-07-12

Despite a yearly decline in time spent reading, due to screens, holding a book has never been trendier, especially among Generation Z. The phenomenon includes book clubs, reading parties, and reading camps, suggesting that reading has become a chic activity.

Key facts

  • Time spent reading declines each year
  • Reading is being displaced by screens
  • Holding a book is trendy
  • Trend is especially strong for Generation Z
  • Book clubs are part of the trend
  • Reading parties are part of the trend
  • Reading camps are part of the trend
  • Reading is described as 'the new chic'

Entities

Institutions

  • Le Monde

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