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People’s ways of choosing books are significantly influenced by our offline relationships and book browsing habits. (Shutterstock)

Joys of summer reading: the books we’re devouring are likely influenced by someone we know and trust

Even for people who regularly look to social media platforms for book recommendations, recommendations from friends, family members or colleagues are a main way of choosing what to read.
Salman Rushdie claims not to have realised his GoodReads ratings were public. EPA/Helmut Fohringer

Should authors Rushdie to judgment as book reviewers?

Negative reaction by other authors to Salman Rushdie’s book ratings demonstrates how sensitive writers can be. But why shouldn’t an author give however many stars they like to a book?

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