04/23/2026
Hemingway said it best: “There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
And in Canada, 78% of people still read for leisure time.
So the habit is still here but something around it has changed.
In a world built for speed and distraction, reading has become less about access and more about attention.
It is about what books still represent when everything else pulls us away. Focus, stillness, and the ability to stay with one thought long enough for it to matter.
On World Book Day, share what books mean to you.
