Book sales plummeted by nearly 11% last April after bookstores and libraries across the U.S. shut down.
But the downturn didn't last. By year's end, books, e-readers, and audiobooks all saw a spike in numbers. What Americans were reading changed, too.
Today on All Sides Weekend: Books, it's our weeklong series A Year of COVID--how the pandemic reshaped how and what we read.
Guests:
Elizabeth Harris, reporter, the New York Times
Laura Simonds, director of collection services, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Bryan Loar, general manager, Cover to Cover Books
Mark Maxwell, assistant district manager, Half Price Books