This week, we're joined by writer, editor, and audiobook evangelist Natalie Ponte ask a simple question:

Is reading really disappearing, or are we simply redefining what it means to be a reader?

Because if someone devours audiobooks while folding laundry, inhales graphic novels in a weekend, or spends hours reading newsletters, essays, and long-form journalism... are they really not a reader?

Maybe (just maybe) there are people out there clinging to a very specific and outdated idea of what reading is supposed to look like ;)

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