Alex & Books ๐
@AlexAndBooks_
๐ Helping people find amazing books & develop a reading habit.
๐ง Get my list of 100 life-changing books (link in bio).
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Be an omnivorous reader.
Read print books, ebooks, and audiobooks.
How to Master Your Professional Reading:
Books men like to read vs. Books women like to read:
Great advice from psychologist @AdamMGrant:
The number of independent bookstores is on the rise:
โขย 605 new indie bookstores opened in 2025
โข 87% increase versus 2024
โข 299+ bookstores planned to open in 2026
(source: American Booksellers Association)
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Over the past 50 years the world had an exercise movement where everyone started working out to keep their bodies healthy.
Over the next 50 years we need a reading movement where everyone starts reading books to keep their minds healthy.
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If you start reading books again I promise you your brain, attention span, and focus will all get better.
Good News:
The number of bookstores in the U.S. rose 70% from 2021 to 2025.
(Source: American Booksellers Association)
Society is dividing into two classes: Readers and Non-Readers.
40% of adults read 0 books a year.
40% of adults read 1-9 books a year.
Thereโs no such thing as too many books.
Only too few bookshelves.
What's the best hidden gem self-improvement book?
What's a fiction book that changed your life?
What's the most overrated self-help book?
@Michael_Easter and I answered all of these questions and more on his podcast.
Watch here:
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US: The end of reading is here. Americans are more likely to gamble than to read a book.
China: Let's build more libraries, declare a national reading week, and encourage people to pick up more books.
The US needs to make reading a national priority or it will get left behind.
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Be an omnivorous reader.
Read fiction and non-fiction books.
