I (45M) have been reading a bit more nonfiction than fiction for a several years now, usually topics I want to know more about and didn't take much time for in school, especially history and philosophy.

I like to mix in fiction to break things up, often even alternating between fiction and nonfiction.

But even though I like fiction for the escapism, there are times when the unpredictability, especially with realistic characters and high-stakes plots, causes enough anxiety that it's hard for me to keep reading, so I've been going for "lighter" fiction more and more.