The Decline of the ‘Dad Book’: How Digital Media is Reshaping Nonfiction Readership
The Shift in Reading Habits Print sales for traditional, long-form nonfiction—often colloquially referred to as “Dad Books”—have entered a period of sharp decline in 2024, as publishers scramble to understand why a core demographic of male readers is abandoning the bookshelf for the digital landscape. Data from industry analysts suggests that interest in historical biographies,…