Omnivorous, but usually includes lots of science and science
fiction. The typical hacker household might subscribe to
"Analog", "Scientific American", "Whole-Earth Review", and
"Smithsonian" (most hackers ignore "Wired" and other
self-consciously `cyberpunk' magazines, considering them wannabee fodder). Hackers often have a
reading range that astonishes liberal arts people but tend not to
talk about it as much. Many hackers spend as much of their spare
time reading as the average American burns up watching TV, and
often keep shelves and shelves of well-thumbed books in their
homes.
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