think part of the reason we see fewer men reading is because, especially recently, boys have been taught that boys that read are somehow dorky or uncool (thank you, Disney Channel, btw). Nobody wants to be dorky or uncool. For more boys to read, we need to change the image of reading, knowledge, and intellectual speech in the media.

So much word about this. We have this idea that being smart and having lots of knowledge is somehow bad, which makes NO sense and yet is incredibly persistent in our culture.

However, I also think there are PLENTY of books on the market that are incredibly appealing to men. Dresden Files? Tom Clancy?

Oh, there so totally are.