To deny the topic that young people do not read, you just have to take a look at Tiktok. Through short and spontaneous videos, thousands of teenagers share their readings, recommend books and talk to passion about characters and plots. This movement, known as Booktshas revolutionized the way new generations approach reading, demonstrating that books continue to have a place central, even in the digital age.
Figures like Andrea Izquierdoknown as @andrearowlingo Patricia García, @LittleRedReadthey are referents of this trend. With hundreds of thousands of followers, their recommendations reach adolescents and also adults, demonstrating that the passion for books is not age. With authenticity and close language, these creators connect with the public and break barriers between literature and digital formats.
According to data from the 2023 reading habits, 75.3% of young people between 14 and 24 years claim to read in their free time. In addition, in 2024, more than 77 million copies were sold in Spain, a figure that consolidates this “boom” reader. “In the days of the book, most of the queues are young,” he says Andrea.
Despite success, there are also shadows: the pressure to read quickly, the anxiety to be up to date or the competition to have more books can affect negatively. Despite that, the reference voices insist that the clave is to maintain authenticity and passion for reading. As he says Patricia“Reading fast or slow does not change the reading experience.”
Thus, reading has not disappeared: it has simply transformed. Today, books are also discovered in 60 -second videos, but they continue to awaken deep emotions. In Lleida, as everywhere, young people who read for pleasure are more and more and share this passion with a new ve and a new formed new.
