As bibliographer for the Robert and Maureen Gohstand Reading Room Leisure Collection, I truly enjoy selecting fiction and nonfiction titles for CSUN students and promoting leisure reading as an act of self-care and intellectual growth in a distracted world. We live in an age of digital distractions, where leisure reading is more important than ever for personal growth and relaxation. Today’s readers are immersed in a world filled with digital notifications, social media feeds, and AI-driven content that can fragment attention and easily misinform. Choosing to sit down and read a book—slowly and voluntarily—is an act of focus, self-definition and self-care.
