What makes some books so adaptable? Which books have been adapted most often? There is a short list of books … More
Category: Nuggets
Who is the best-selling novelist in history?
As you may have guessed, according to a recent study, it is Agatha Christie. LitHub has the boiled down facts. … More
You are speaking at “39.15 bits per second” – new universal feature of language discovered
Most popular at the Atlantic just now. Read how information conveyance is constant even when the speed of spoken languages … More
The Best of 50 Book Covers
You know you are successful when someone can write an article on the best 50 book covers for one of … More
What books do you leave behind? A list of most-left books
See the list here – to find a book suggestion, see how many of the 20 titles you’ve read, or … More
It’s cloudy with errors
“I’ve not read The English Patient since it came out in 1992, and I suspect and know more than anyone … More
Dyslexics can be writers – and super storytellers. It’s the content that counts, and technology continues to open doors
I began writing with the help of an AI-powered browser plug-in so adept at correcting my linguistic missteps, it ended … More
Explaining the rules: grammar
Rules have locked into our collective thinking about what serves as ‘elegant writing’. As deemed by John Dryden, it is … More
Super-sellers: Clinton and Paterson’s lost President
What’s it take to top the list of fastest selling books? Pair a best-selling author with a president… Comparisons: …2015’s … More
Movers and Shakers
Pulitzers, best-sellers and strong voices: can you guess who is on the list of literary stars ‘changing the national conversation’? … More