Do you need book s to be clever?

Article in BBC's News Magazine by Densie Winterman.

Claims one in four people haven't read a book in at least a year, and asks the question "do we still need books".

The value of other media types is argued such as the Internet..

40% of people lie about having read certain books because they think it makes them look more intelligent.

Links to the Natioanl Year of Reading site.