“When I debuted on the podium six years ago, Stephen King and my dear pen friend, with whom we occasionally go for wine, Henryk Sienkiewicz. The next year, King kindly made room for me, but Henryk stubbornly persisted in his And for four years my name has been number one. I still don’t know how that’s possible – especially considering the number of new novels Henryk publishes every year. When does he find time for other things? Does he even sleep?” – Mróz jokingly commented on the results. This year it was followed by Henryk Sienkiewicz, and the author of the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling, was also on the podium.
Leader unchanged, but a lot of reshuffling. Olga Tokarczuk fell out of the top ten
Apart from the first place, the changes compared to last year, when Harlan Coben was second and Olga Tokarczuk third, are significant. Coben made it to the TOP10, the Nobel Prize winner dropped to 12th place. Some may be surprised by the presence of Aleksander Kamiński, the author of, among others, “Stones for the Rampart” in the 9th position, because since 2015 it has not even been in the top 30 most read. The same applies to, for example, Marcin Kydryński, a writer, radio host and traveller, who was ranked 28th this year, and Brian Tracy, who specializes in books on personal development and the psychology of success, ranked one spot higher. The most popular genre, however, is crime fiction in general. What do all ten look like?
- Remigiusz Mróz
- Henryk Sienkiewicz
- JK Rowling
- Adam Mickiewicz
- Nicholas Sparks
- Harlan Coben
- Jo Nesbo
- Stephen King
- Aleksander Kaminski
- Katarzyna Bonda
It is worth noting that both the rate of people who read at least one book in 2022 and more than seven (persons aged 15 and older are taken into account) are the same as the year before. Also in 2021, they were 34 and 7 percent, respectively. This is not only a decrease in relation to the very good readership of 2020 (the beginning of the pandemic), when at least one book was read by 42 percent. respondents, and over seven 10 percent, but in general these numbers are also lower than in 2015-2019. “In a broader perspective, it is worth noting that – apart from 2020 – the percentage of book readers has not changed in a statistically significant way since 2015” – note the authors of the report.
For now, we mainly buy and borrow from friends. Will libraries gain in a year?
They also point out that the factor significantly differentiating the answers to the question about reading books is the subjective sense of material security. It is in the current economic situation that will be an interesting thread in next year’s research. “Inflation hits the pockets of Poles who like to listen to something, see something and read something. Who can afford to meet the needs related to culture? And who cares when we worry about credit installments, electricity, butter and egg prices?” – from the beginning of April Paulina Dudek.
From the report of the Central Statistical Office “How Poles deal with inflation?” from November last year shows that 48 percent. of respondents feel the price increase in “large”, and 38 percent. to a “very large extent”. The fourth most popular way to save the household budget is to cut spending on leisure, entertainment and culture. 62% admitted this. surveyed. Meanwhile, in the graph entitled “Reading books and feeling of material security in 2022” in the report on reading, we see the following data:
- 5 percent – there is not enough money even for the cheapest food
- 21 percent – there is only enough money for basic needs
- 33 percent – we live very frugally to save up for more serious purchases
- 34 percent We live frugally, so we can afford everything
- 44 percent – enough for everything without any special sacrifices, but we do not save for the future
- 56 percent – enough for everything and we still save for the future
Most people interviewed mainly buy books they read (36%), get them (32%), borrow them from family or friends (37%) or use what they have at home (20%) Much less often than shops visit libraries (20%). Whether it will be the same in 2023, we will see in about 12 months.
Source: Gazeta
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