book reading

Aloud from pages

Book reading is the activity of reading books, often distinguished from other forms of reading like articles or social media.

The term appears in discussions of literacy habits and leisure time: Her book reading has declined since she got a smartphone.

A book reading is also an event where an author reads aloud from their work to an audience: The bookstore hosts a book reading every Thursday evening.

Related

bookmark · dog eared · paperback · hardcover · spine · immersed · absorbed · curled · cozy · blanket · lamp · quiet · turning · engrossed · literature · story · fiction · cover

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Opposites
medium/format

book readingaudiobook listening

Consuming narrated texts aurally

video streaming · watching movies · screen time · video gaming

activity type

book readingsports

Competitive physical activities

physical exercise · manual labor · partying · socializing · dancing

cognitive mode

book readingchannel surfing

Rapidly changing television stations

doom scrolling · skimming · binge-watching · multitasking · background noise

Family

book, reading, books, booked, booking, bookish, booklet, read, reads

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G