Reading.
For the first time in its 26-year history, the annual Survey of
Public Participation in the Arts shows that literary reading (defined as
reading any novel, short story, poem, or play) has risen among adult
Americans. A new report from the National Endowment A transfer, generally as a gift, of money or property to an institution for a particular purpose. The bestowal of money as a permanent fund, the income of which is to be used for the benefit of a charity, college, or other institution. for the Arts
examines this survey, and also finds that while the absolute number of
book-reading adults grew from 2002 to 2008, the number of book-reading
adults as a percentage of the U.S. population declined. (January January: see month. 2009)
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