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As we continue to see a spike in COVID cases across the U.S., many are turning to at-home activities like reading for a safe form of entertainment this summer. Reading subscription service Scribd recently pulled platform data to see what people in the state of Illinois are reading these days, and here is the list of top five titles Illinois residents dug into (between June 1 and July 23) in case it’s of interest to you.

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Scribd found that during the month of June, readership of Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning: A Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (#1 most read on the list) increased by 3,260% on the platform. The list also includes Mary Trump’s scathing tell-all tale, Too Much But Never Enough: How My Family Created The World’s Most Dangerous Man, which sold 1.35 million copies in its first week.

Top 5 Books Read On Scribd in Illinois (6/1-7/23)

1. Stamped from the Beginning: A Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
3. Too Much But Never Enough: How My Family Created The World’s Most Dangerous Man
4. The Alchemist
5. The Guest List: A Novel

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