We’ve had the performative male. All feminist literature, tote bags and labubus. So it was only a matter of time before we had an article on performative reading.
‘Hang on, when did reading become so performative (and the latest ick)?’
Hang on, when did reading become so performative (and the latest ick)?
Whether its highly curated Instagram accounts or the new interior trend for ‘book nooks’, reading show offs are everywhere. But, maybe in our post-literate society, we could turn something cringe into something good, writes Olivia Petter