BUYING
BOOKS

Topics: Books; Gender Differences; Men; Reading; Women

References: 1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalm 1:2; Matthew 22:37; Romans 12:2; Colossians 3:1–2

A study of book purchases from 1998 to 2000 shows that the leading genre of books purchased by men was nonfiction/religion. Espionage/thriller books were the second most popular, followed by science fiction, computer, and mystery/detective books.

Women spent the most money on romance books, followed by general fiction, mystery/detective, nonfiction religion, and religious fiction.

—“The Story Behind What We Read,” Chicago Tribune (November 21, 2001)