Should you read for fun?

Do you think reading should be fun? Why or why not? Keep reading, then leave a comment to join this dialogue. And be sure to check out today’s writing prompt at the bottom of this post.

According to an article published in the New York Times a few weeks ago, fewer people are reading for fun. And it makes sense, sadly, given our deteriorating educational systems (public and private) and a swath of other things going on in our society like the steady rise of book bans, the explosion of A.I.-generated content, a growing aversion to critic…