Michigan's largest used bookstore is seeing a surge in young readers - WDET 101.9 FM

Michigan's largest used bookstore is seeing a surge in young readers - WDET 101.9 FM

According to Booketic, 55% of Gen Z say they read for fun at least once a week. John King, owner of John K. King Used and Rare Books, has more quantifying evidence.  “Sales have increased for the first six months of this year by 6% so people are buying books. Records were coming back, cassettes I heard were coming back, but books were always there,” says King. He says they’re gaining popularity again because younger people are drawn to media the…