Foster connections with other readers who support you. Building
relationships with other readers sustains our interest in reading because it
reinforces to us that reading matters to a lot of people.
Challenge you to branch out and try new books, authors, and styles of
writing. Talking with other readers about books broadens your horizons and
exposes you to books you might not otherwise discover on your own.
Improve your enjoyment and appreciation of what you read. The only
thing readers enjoy almost as much as reading is talking about books with other
readers. Discussions with other readers help you clarify and deepen your
understanding of what you read.
Increase how much you read. If everyone around you reads, you are
more likely to read because reading is seen as a cultural norm.
Suggest titles for additional reading. What is the number one way
readers discover books they would like to read? Recommendations from other
readers.
Encourage mindfulness about what you read and share. Our fellow
readers help us prioritize what we read. Hearing about a book from several
readers heightens our interest in reading it and leads us to books that readers
we trust have enjoyed. When suggesting books to others, we consider what we know
about them as readers and how specific books meet their needs and interests,
too.
