Cruisin’ With Susan

Reading a book is finally cool again.

It always has been, in all honesty, but now we’ve got the stats to back it up. Just last week, WW reported on students flocking to school libraries after their cellphones were taken away, both at Lincoln High School and across the nation ( “A Novel Phenomenon,” Oct. 15 ). Adults are turning pages, too—whether it’s at the book club reading Animal Farm outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on the South Waterfront, or the dozens of elected officials who recently told us where they’re finding comfort and instruction in an uncertain time ( “What We’re Reading to Stay Sane,” Sept. 24 ).

Reading is also powerful.

Learning about people who are like you is important, but so is learning about people who are not like you. Readin