In his book On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King recommends 1,000 words a day for beginner writers. read more In Iraq, booksellers leave books outside in the street at night because Iraqis believe that the reader does not steal and the thief does not read. read more In Sweden, one week in autumn is dedicated to reading. It’s called Läslov, meaning "reading holiday". In this week, bookshops, libraries, publishers and everyone else connected to culture and books come together to promote reading. read more In Thailand and Laos, Elephant Mobile Libraries use elephants to deliver books to the remote communities inaccessible to other modes of transport. The students patiently wait in line and receive their books from the librarians seated atop the elephants. read more In the U.S., the average textbook costs $84. read more Including television, theater, film and even radio, Charles Dickens is the most adapted author of all time. A Christmas Carol has been filmed over 50 times. read more Independent Bookshop Week, taking place in June (June 17-24, 2023), is a celebration of independent bookstores in the UK, highlighting the essential role they play in their communities. The campaign was launched in 2006 by the Booksellers Association and sponsored by Hachette UK. read more India is the country that reads the most, with an average Indian reading 10.7 hours every week. read more International Harry Potter Day occurs on May 2 because it’s the date Harry defeated Voldemort in the Battle of Hogwarts. read more Isaac Asimov coined the word robotics. In his 1941 short story called 'Liar!,' Asimov became the first person to use the word robotics, meaning the technology that robots possess. read more Isaac Asimov took an IQ test during his days in the army. He scored a 160 where everyone else scored less than 100. He didn't get any promotion because his IQ score showed how book smart he was and those skills aren't needed as much for the army. read more It can be estimated that almost 11,000 books are published daily. This works out to around 457 titles an hour and 8 titles a minute. Source: WordsRated. read more «« « 16 17 18 19 20 » »»
In his book On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King recommends 1,000 words a day for beginner writers. read more
In Iraq, booksellers leave books outside in the street at night because Iraqis believe that the reader does not steal and the thief does not read. read more
In Sweden, one week in autumn is dedicated to reading. It’s called Läslov, meaning "reading holiday". In this week, bookshops, libraries, publishers and everyone else connected to culture and books come together to promote reading. read more
In Thailand and Laos, Elephant Mobile Libraries use elephants to deliver books to the remote communities inaccessible to other modes of transport. The students patiently wait in line and receive their books from the librarians seated atop the elephants. read more
Including television, theater, film and even radio, Charles Dickens is the most adapted author of all time. A Christmas Carol has been filmed over 50 times. read more
Independent Bookshop Week, taking place in June (June 17-24, 2023), is a celebration of independent bookstores in the UK, highlighting the essential role they play in their communities. The campaign was launched in 2006 by the Booksellers Association and sponsored by Hachette UK. read more
India is the country that reads the most, with an average Indian reading 10.7 hours every week. read more
International Harry Potter Day occurs on May 2 because it’s the date Harry defeated Voldemort in the Battle of Hogwarts. read more
Isaac Asimov coined the word robotics. In his 1941 short story called 'Liar!,' Asimov became the first person to use the word robotics, meaning the technology that robots possess. read more
Isaac Asimov took an IQ test during his days in the army. He scored a 160 where everyone else scored less than 100. He didn't get any promotion because his IQ score showed how book smart he was and those skills aren't needed as much for the army. read more
It can be estimated that almost 11,000 books are published daily. This works out to around 457 titles an hour and 8 titles a minute. Source: WordsRated. read more
