Love story: literary speed dating in an age of declining readership
- Paris – This week saw France hand out its biggest literary awards, the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Renaudot.
- However, reading is on the decline, with only 56 percent of French people describing themselves as regular readers in 2025, down 5 percentage points from 2023.
- But might those numbers rise if reading was a way to meet your soulmate?
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- Paris – This week saw France hand out its biggest literary awards, the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Renaudot.
- However, reading is on the decline, with only 56 percent of French people describing themselves as regular readers in 2025, down 5 percentage points from 2023.
- But might those numbers rise if reading was a way to meet your soulmate?
Sources: RFI