Category: Blog
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Many Books Are a Waste of Time
Every day, without fail, there are dozens of books being published, especially when you include translations of existing works. According to the first few results that come up on Google, there are roughly three or four million books published each year (including self-published titles). That is a lot of books and, as readers, it puts…
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What to Do After Reading a Book
Simple logic dictates that the more you read a book, the closer you get to finishing it. So what should you do after you wrap up that last chapter, close the cover, and find yourself with a finished experience in your hands? Here is my advice. Reflect on It Good books are very impactful, and…
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What Is the Ideal Book Length?
We all know books can vary in size, but their length is often much more important than their dimensions. Whilst there is no clear-cut answer to what the ideal length for a book is, you can still create a rough overview and estimation based on your preferences as a reader. So let’s go through an…
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Will A.I. Be Used to Make Book Cover Art?
We’ve already seen A.I. ‘artwork’ beginning to infest a lot of media, including physical items like print clothing, posters, mugs, and even colouring books. Take this post as an extension of one I wrote not that long ago, where I wondered about how A.I. could aid in translating books and what the potential caveats are….
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Paperback or Hardcover?
When it comes to physical prints of books, some people hold a preference for whether they read from a paperback print or a more durable hardcover version. Some people couldn’t care less. But why do we sometimes lean towards one or the other? And what are the advantages and drawbacks of either format? Paperback Given…
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A.I. and Book Translation
Let me get one thing straight: I essentially hate artificial intelligence. I don’t hate it for what it is, nor am I ignorant to the many positives it can introduce into the engineering, healthcare, IT, and business sectors. I simply fear and resent its advancements and endangerment of the arts—namely illustration, photography, writing, and potentially…
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The Strange Appeal of Violent Novels
Whether it be crime thrillers about catching a murderer, or sadistic romps like American Psycho, the simple reality is that we readers generally enjoy a good bit of violence in our novels. Of course, there will be some who absolutely despise novels with violence, but go and find me a horror, thriller, or crime novel…
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Buying Novels Based on Length
If you keep a particularly tight budget, or simply like getting your money’s worth out of books, then you probably shop around for the ones that are a bit thicker than others. Personally, I don’t consider length too much of a problem unless a novel is incredibly short or stupidly long. Me aside, here is…
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The Ideal Weather for Reading
What is the ideal weather for reading? It’s a question all readers can respond differently to, because the answer is rooted deeply within our personal preferences and circumstances. To first decide what your ideal weather for reading is, you have to imagine where you are located. Is it indoors or outdoors? Well, if it’s indoors,…
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Reading in the Autumn
The autumn months are generally where the world begins to wind itself down and slow off for many people. Of course, students go back to learning, jobs often face the end of year crunch, and many people feel the pressure of Christmas looming just three months ahead—but autumn remains cosy. For the bookish types, autumn…