Tag: Book

Jump on the Trends that Help Your Book

When considering the book publishing marketplace, it's essential to recognize that various trends are vital in influencing sales and readership. Although some of these trends can be anticipated, many arise unexpectedly, making it crucial for authors to stay informed. Book marketing services exp...

The Long Story of the Oldest Math Book: Euclid???s Elements

As an ordinary mathematics student at university, I found myself deeply fascinated by the proof methods of theorems presented in every class. Each proof felt like a testament to human ingenuity, unraveling complex problems with elegance and simplicity. Though I was often unable to perform the proofs...

The Origin and Evolution of Black Comic Book Characters

I don’t remember when I picked up my first comic book. From 7th through 12th grade, I went to school across town, taking the city bus and transferring once in downtown Minneapolis each way. On my return trip, I stood in front of Shinder’s newsstand on 7th St. and Hennepin Ave.,...

The one priceless book that kicked off my sobriety journey

I’ve been through a lot of quit drinking content in my multi-year journey to an alcohol-free life, but I think I’ll always consider the first book I ever consumed on the subject to be the gold standard. Although I’m currently on a 39-day streak, my initial path to kicking booze ...

The Chemistry Book: From Gunpowder to Graphene, 250 Milestones in the History of Chemistry by Derek B. Lowe ??? Paminy

You don’t need a chemistry degree to know that this field is chock full of fascinating characters, unexpected turns of events, and plenty of dramatic discoveries. Sometimes these events can be ironic, like the invention of dynamite, and other times, they can be tragic, like the discovery of ra...

A famous Evangelical book was white supremacist

The book was a prosecution for fraud. On point after point, Canfield’s biography of a Christian hero read like a legal indictment. Scofield had been accused of bribery and theft when holding public positions. He’d lied about being in the Confederate Army. There was suggestion he&rsquo...

An update, and a debut book

I got back stateside in May 2018. Got a job shortly after and worked on the book. My bad to all the loyal followers, I kinda forgot about the blog. But I never deactivated it. It’s been a busy 5 years. Dreaming in Chinese by William Tsung. Read More

How Nasty Can Book Publishing Get?

It works — until you get caught, or the internet trolls come after you, or your life is threatened by a crazed psychopath who knows what you did and wants you to pay for it. Big time. Novels about authors who try to soar on stolen wings have boomed in the past few years. Jean Hanff Korelitz...

How to Be An Antiracist: An 8-Week Book Study

During the last 8 weeks, I helped to facilitate a book discussion on Ibram X. Kendi’s How to Be an Antiracist. While I was preparing for our meetings, I could not find an online chapter-by-chapter discussion guide. (The official discussion guide includes 13 questions that are no...