There is a reading revolution...

Some sad readng stats from Eileen's blog:
~58% of the US adult population never reads another book after high school.
~42% of college graduates never read another book.
~80% of US families did not buy or read a book last year.
~70% of US adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years.

And I'm throwing in a sad tidbit of my own: To become a US citizen, you have to take a written dictation test. Consisting of two first grade level sentences. Make sure you watch out for the tricky parts. Which are to begin each sentence with a capital letter and end with punctuation. Obviously the bar is not too high.

To be part of the reading revolution, you must buy at least ONE book this summer. I charge you to add to this: email a writer whose book you liked.

Also, I promise to keep the "I'm currently reading..." section of this blog updated. I left Tyrell by Coe Booth up there for days after I'd finished the book. Which, by the way, is great. I totally felt like a black, homeless, high school drop-out, male teen when reading it. Excellent book.

Watch for details about the revolution.

I'm off to email Coe Booth.