Event Brief
Audiobooks surge as travel favorite
Filed: Mar 07, 2026 at 7:03 PM ET
Summary: Americans are ditching traditional books for audiobooks, with daily listening up 167% since 2016.
WHO: Americans
WHAT: Ditching traditional books for audiobooks
WHEN: Mar 07, 2026 at 6:19 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: To fuel debate over what 'counts' as reading
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