Today, book people across the country celebrate #NationalBookLoversDay. We at Bookstr, of course, could not let such an occasion pass without sharing some love of our own… “I had decided that this would be the year that I finally read War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. It would be no easy task: War and Peace is roughly 1,230 pages long, and about, y’know, WAR and PEACE. For 4 STRESSFUL nights, I lugged out my copy, roughly the size and weight of a small toddler, and attempted to make sense of dukes, countesses, Napoleon and…bears? I gave up after about …
This might be hard to believe now, but back in the day—the nineteenth century—most people were NOT fans of the feline. Cats were by and large seen as furry little monsters, with Webster Dictionary defining them as “a deceitful animal” and “extremely spiteful” in an 1828 edition. One man, however, refused to drink the hateorade: Marvin R. Clark. Though we don’t know much about the Victorian gent, we can state without a hint a doubt that the man loved cats. Really, really, REALLY loved cats. And he wanted the world to share in that love with him. Image courtesy of …
Some writers seek to change the world, while others seek to only change themselves. In any case, these nine authors and editors made such an impact with their work that the contents of their pages made direct change in the real world. Next time somebody tells you that art can’t make a difference, please show them this. ‘A Dictionary of the English Language’ Influenced Austen, Dickens and the Brontës Image courtesy of AbeBooks Published in 1755, Samuel Johnson’s ‘A Dictionary’ provides an impeccably curated tour of the best of the English language up to that point, …
Your dog is your best friend, plain and simple. You walk together, eat together, and share each other’s highs and lows through games of fetch and slobbery embraces. But despite your unbreakable connection, you couldn’t find a way to share your love of books with invariably illiterate Fido—until now. Audible, the Amazon-affiliated company responsible for the recent resurgence of audiobook popularity, has announced that it is partnering with canine aficionado Cesar Millan to create an audiobook service tailored to dogs. Millan, a professional dog trainer known for his dog-training TV series ‘The Dog Whisperer’, will work with Audible to …
Forbes has just released its list of highest paid authors for the years 2017. Here they are below: 11. Rick Riordan (The ‘Percy Jackson’ Series) Earnings: $11 million Image courtesy of Riordan Wiki 10. Danielle Steel (‘The Duchess’) Earnings: $11 million Image courtesy of Danielle Steel 9. E. L. James (‘Fifty Shades of Grey’) Earnings: $11.5 million Image courtesy of Self-Publishing Review 8. Paula Hawkins (‘The Girl On the Train’) Earnings: $13 million Image courtesy of The Times 7. Nora Roberts (‘Come Sundown’) Earnings: $14 million Image courtesy of Bacon Free Library …
