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Does reading make you smarter?

The Journal, Science, released a study in 2014 that suggest reading significantly increases your ToM (Theory of Mind - emotional intelligence)

Do you eat/drink/smoke/listen to music while you are reading?

Decent coffee and/or whisky with some biscuits is the correct answer

What's your favourite bookshop (also online) and why do you shop there?

Your answer is the correct one :-)

What do you think of audiobooks?

Audiobooks are great

According to most research, women read more than men. Why do you think this is?

Am I allowed to say that men are busier? :-)

Do people read more or less than they used to?

For what it's worth, according to Forbes, book sales in the USA are still rising year after year

Is there a relatively unknown writer that you admire?

I would be delighted to hear recommendations

What was your favourite book as a child?

There is no correct answer, obviously. But Enid Blyton was a genius.

Can you recommend a classic novel that you enjoyed?

Your answer is the correct one, especially if it is The Count of Monte Cristo

What motivates you to buy a book?

Your answer is the right one

Name a movie/TV show that is better than the book.

Harry Potter

Do you know anyone whose life would make an interesting book?

Hope you found someone

Real books or eBooks. Discuss.

The correct answer is obviously eBooks, but I respect you for your wrong opinion :-)

Talk about one of your favourite writers

The correct answer is PG Wodehouse but I'll take yours too

Who read to you when you were a child?

There is no correct answer

What's the first book you remember reading?

There is no correct answer