Humble Flow(@HumbleFlow):More than half of American adults read below a 6th-grade level. That's a civilizational problem, and no one talks about it. Here's the good news: we're going to convince millions of people to read the great books. On August 4 we finally dive into The Brothers Karamazov, the book we have all been waiting for, and it’s hands-down going to be our best read-along. If you’ve been on the fence about joining, this is the one that’ll tip you over. Come be part of it or spend the rest of the year wondering what everyone else is talking about.

2026.07.23 21:00

More than half of American adults read below a 6th-grade level. That's a civilizational problem, and no one talks about it. Here's the good news: we're going to convince millions of people to read the great books. On August 4 we finally dive into The Brothers Karamazov, the book we have all been waiting for, and it’s hands-down going to be our best read-along. If you’ve been on the fence about joining, this is the one that’ll tip you over. Come be part of it or spend the rest of the year wondering what everyone else is talking about.

Athenaeum Book Club@athenaeumbc

2026.07.23 16:04

54% of US adults (age 16-74) — roughly 130 million people — read below a 6th-grade level. Why is nobody talking about this? To fight back, we started an online book club to study the great texts of Western Civilization. If the collapse in reading is not addressed now, we risk losing everything. Every 4-6 weeks, we read a new great work together: we've covered texts like Homer's Iliad, Augustine's Confessions, Dante's Inferno, and Don Quixote. We're about to start reading The Brothers Karamazov. We are reading the great works slowly, intentionally, and in dialogue with each other. If you'd like to be part of this, please join our reading group. Consider a paid subscription if you'd like to support — it makes a HUGE difference to the time and resources we can dedicate. We are entirely funded by our members. You'll get: - Live book club discussions (biweekly) - Access to our incredible community chat - Essays to guide you through the Great Books - All past recordings, essays, and podcasts - Ability to vote on what we read next Welcome!