Booktalk: transforming reader engagement in the digital age

Abstract

Humans read with emotional engagement. The intrinsic motivation to read triggered by personal value to the content and sustained by curiosity. Self-esteemed readers are effortlessly engaged and develop focus attention and cognitive engagement with the essence of their reading. However, in the mid-1900s, records evident that there is a pivotal necessity of promoting reading among the youth. Different library professionals sparked this necessity towards different approaches throughout history. Literature evident that these nano attempts lead to the origin of booktalking as a reading promotion practice in the world. However, the concept of booktalking is not literally reading the book or its contents to the audience, hence it highlights the major elements, such as characters, the conflict in the story, a conclusion to the structure of the book. The prime intention of the booktalk is to spark the reader's internal urge to read entirely.