In a year marked by constant changes and digital saturation, reading remained a powerful and constant way to find an escape, ideas, and connections. In particular, young readers are at the origin of a resurgence of annotated editions, reading clubs, booktok, and other reading challenges piloted by social networks.
While the ways in which readers access books continue to evolve, About two thirds of Americans still prefer to read physical books, a figure that has remained stable for more than a decade. While readers seem to prefer to have physical books rather than digital books and audio books, they turn more to online purchase, with 55% of books of books made via Amazon.
With more than 150 million members, GOODREADES has become one of the most reliable ways to measure which stories resonate in readers. The company maintains a continuous list of the most popular books published throughout the year, based on the number of members adding books to their shelves.
Whether they are captivating thrillers, epic romances, or memories that make you think, it is the books that have dominated reading clubs everywhere.