Tanyel Mustafa writes: “Every month, it seems like more of my friends are joining book clubs—I’ve just joined one too—and they’re going for the social element of the monthly meet ups, rather than for the sake of reading alone. Making friends as an adult is hard, and we’re seeing loneliness become a recurring issue for people in their 20s and 30s. The act of reading is a solo experience, but book clubs are all about people. Cheaper to partake in than many other group-based activities, book clubs are becoming an antidote for young people feeling lonely across the world.”