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Reading for pleasure: Do you even do it anymore?

By Aileyahu Shanes

December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM EST

A recent University of Florida study found fewer Americans are reading for pleasure. It found a 40 percent drop over the past 20 years. But there are things (especially parents) can do to course correct this decline. WUFT's Ailee Shanes spoke with one of the researchers.