Friends of the Santa Rosa Libraries

Salman Rushdie (born June 19, 1947)

🤔 We wouldn’t normally advocate for group projects—every good nerd knows how that ends up—but this one is tailor-made for us. The folks at ThriftBooks are hosting a 500 Billion Page Challenge in hopes of boosting Americans’ reading habits.
The good news: we’re already at an average of 300 billion pages per year. The bad news: that’s 20% fewer pages than we were collectively reading just a decade ago. More good news: every page counts. Let’s turn this ship around.
Spread the word. Share this email [https://bookriot.com/newsletter] with friends.
— BookRiot, June 18, 2026

Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938)

Brian Jacques (born 15 June1939)