Fact or Fiction? It's bookish mythbusting time!

About this episode

The episode explores common myths about books and reading, addressing misconceptions and urban legends.

Send us Fan Mail [Apologies, listeners! We're re-releasing this one because there was an audio glitch in the original episode. If you've already downloaded the episode from Wednesday, try this one instead!] Happy New Year! There are some beliefs, truisms, urban legends, myths, whatever you want to call them, about books and reading that seem like they just won't die. Do audiobooks really count as reading? Are all readers introverts? Has reading education in schools really gone downhill...

People in this episode

Hosts: Elizabeth Brookbank, Martha Brookbank

Topics covered

• book myths
• audiobooks
• reading habits
• urban legends
• education

Keywords

• bookish myths
• audiobooks
• reading education
• introverts
• urban legends

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