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Exploring the social dimensions of reading, this collection of essays examines how reading serves as a communal activity across various historical and cultural settings. From literary salons to modern online platforms, the book showcases diverse research methodologies employed by scholars to analyze the dynamics of reading communities. Each contribution emphasizes the evolving nature of reading as both a process and a formation, revealing the interconnectedness of readers throughout time.

Readers are essential agents in the production of bestsellers but bestsellers are not essential to readers' leisure pursuits. The starting point in this Element is readers' opinions about and their uses of bestselling fiction in English.