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Great question! I have never stopped reading even if the only time I have is at bedtime. I am a retired teacher, so I have tons of time to read now.
Even though I read on an eReader primarily now, I still have some old favorite paperbacks that I read from time to time, old Scottish cookbooks that use terms like "a handful" or a "coffee cupful" of an ingredient, and my favorite fun novels in hardback copies. (Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, Margaret Atwood's A Handmaid's Tale, Deborah Harkness' Discovery of Witches, Philippa Gregory's "Queen" books, Hunger Games and Divergent series.)
I worry about elementary and middle school children though. They are barely reading anything unless it is a sentence or two on an app or a game. They have not learned to love sitting down quietly with a good book. It can calm the mind, unless it is a Stephen King's novel.
I wonder how parents are getting their kids to read. Harry Potter books helped when they came out, but I am betting those books will soon be banned in some states.
I don't think many adults are reading now. My husband does not read any books at all. He gets "info" off websites which may or not be true. I think the last book I saw him read was The da Vinci Code AFTER the movie came out.
I just don't understand how people can not EVER read books. Books are great for your mental health.
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