Following Tom's example I thought it might be worth explaining a bit more about my interests.
And to say that I agree that there’s a lot of mileage in exploring social reading.
I’m currently investigating British literary/book festivals for an MSc: I want to know why people go to book festivals, whether they get what they want and why they’re going in what seem to be ever-increasing numbers.
I’m pretty new to this field so can’t claim any particular expertise but the core of my interest is readers - why people read, what reading means to them and why they want to share their reading – at festivals and also in book groups, another recent boom area in the book business.
I’m also delving into the history of books and reading at the moment, which I’m finding fascinating and revealing.
Cheers,
Lucy