For Readers & Authors: iAuthor Introduces New Book-Discovery Platform
If you’re a reader or author feeling lost in a sea of Internet noise about books, check out iAuthor, a new platform for discovering books. The U.K.-based startup provides a free platform for authors and publishers to share excerpts of their books and for readers to sample them.
Print Books Enjoyed a Surge in Sales Last Year
I’m not about to give up print books. Perhaps I never will. The good news: there are many people like me, judging by the 2.4 percent increase in sales of print books last year.
Goodreads Survey Shows Gender Divide in Reading Choices
A Goodreads survey shows readers prefer authors of their own sex. Of the 50 books published in 2014 that were most popular among men, 45 were written by men and five by women. The same was true for women, but it should be noted that Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling’s pen name) was one of those five “male” authors.
4 Reasons Why Reading is Good for Your Health
When you’re too busy and you start scheduling such things as “eat lunch” and “meditate” on your Outlook calendar, you should probably include “read book” there, too. It’s good for your health.
Pew Research: Majority of Millennials Read Books
The word "millennial" usually conjures up the image of a teenager who's voluntarily trapped indoors to play video games, watch Netflix, and monitor social media all day long. That impression may be true (I know because I have a teen at home), but results of a recent study by the Pew Research Internet Project show that millennials also read.
Tana French’s “Broken Harbor”: Murder & Madness During Economic Downturn
Mick “Scorcher” Kennedy, the Dublin detective with the best solve rate in Tana French’s books, is assigned a vicious case in her latest thriller. Patrick Spain and his two young children have been murdered in their home. His wife, Jenny, is barely alive.
New Report Shows How Much Time Americans Spend Reading
How much time do you spend reading for pleasure? If you’re like most Americans, it’s probably about 32 to 34 minutes a day. That’s according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top 20 Most Well-Read Cities: Did Your City Make the List?
Alexandria, Va., is America’s most well-read city for the third year in a row, according to Amazon.com. Miami was second, and Knoxville, Tenn., came third. Salt Lake City—my adopted city—was ranked Number 14.
7 Classics that Belong to the Romance Genre: Why I Started Reading Romance Novels
I didn’t start reading romance novels until a year ago. I’ve always preferred literary fiction and historical fiction. I also read the occasional thrillers and mysteries—think Lee Child and Tana French, respectively.
Top 10 Most Challenged Books: Best-Sellers Are Also the Most Offensive
Some of today’s biggest best-sellers are also the most offensive, according to this year’s list of “Top 10 Most Challenged Books” from the American Library Association (ALA).