If you DNF a book after reading only a few pages, you didn’t DNF it, you DNS (Did Not Start) it. read more If you feel the urge to visit a bookstore, act on it and go! read more If you publish a book in Norway, the government will purchase around 1,000 copies. And if you publish a children’s book, they’ll purchase around 1,500 copies. The books must be written in Norwegian. read more If you read 30 pages a day, you read about 35 books a year. read more If you read for 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes at night every day, you’d read approximately 73 books in a year! read more If you read only 1 book in 2023, then you read more than 46% of Americans. Reading 10 books puts you ahead of 79% of U.S. adults. Readers of 20+ books are in the 88th percentile, while Americans who read 50 or more books read more than 99% of their peers. Source: Economist/YouGov read more If you read, you are kind of immortal. read more In 1904, Franz Kafka wrote a letter to a friend defining the books that are worth reading. read more In 1935, the publisher Penguin Books introduced the first Penguin Paperback novels. Prior to their publication, the paperback book had a reputation for being trashy and poor quality. read more In 1971, Maya Angelou’s book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings“ became the first nonfiction bestseller by an African American woman. read more In 1980 David Letterman interviewed Isaac Asimov, who has just written his 221st book. Letterman asked what kind of schedule Asimov follows to write that many. It’s simple. Asimov explained: 'I get up in the morning, sit down and write, and when I finish writing, go back to bed.' read more In 2009, Stephen King called Patterson a terrible yet successful writer. In 2016, James Patterson planned but later called off the publication of a new novel titled The Murder of Stephen King, after learning of real-life threat. read more «« « 14 15 16 17 18 » »»
If you DNF a book after reading only a few pages, you didn’t DNF it, you DNS (Did Not Start) it. read more
If you publish a book in Norway, the government will purchase around 1,000 copies. And if you publish a children’s book, they’ll purchase around 1,500 copies. The books must be written in Norwegian. read more
If you read for 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes at night every day, you’d read approximately 73 books in a year! read more
If you read only 1 book in 2023, then you read more than 46% of Americans. Reading 10 books puts you ahead of 79% of U.S. adults. Readers of 20+ books are in the 88th percentile, while Americans who read 50 or more books read more than 99% of their peers. Source: Economist/YouGov read more
In 1935, the publisher Penguin Books introduced the first Penguin Paperback novels. Prior to their publication, the paperback book had a reputation for being trashy and poor quality. read more
In 1971, Maya Angelou’s book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings“ became the first nonfiction bestseller by an African American woman. read more
In 1980 David Letterman interviewed Isaac Asimov, who has just written his 221st book. Letterman asked what kind of schedule Asimov follows to write that many. It’s simple. Asimov explained: 'I get up in the morning, sit down and write, and when I finish writing, go back to bed.' read more
In 2009, Stephen King called Patterson a terrible yet successful writer. In 2016, James Patterson planned but later called off the publication of a new novel titled The Murder of Stephen King, after learning of real-life threat. read more
