Bestsellers & Trends

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (441+ words) Comics and graphic novels continue their impressive growth worldwide, according to two NielsenIQ BookData commercial directors. By Olivia Snaije, Contributor Unsurprisingly, sales in the French-speaking markets remain high, undoubtedly the most mature in the global book industry when it comes…...

22+ hour, 58+ min ago   (432+ words) How can the Dostoevsky revival be explained? His fundamental appeal to young people is how relevant his works are to their lives. His dark, deeply psychological novels connect with the prevailing depression of the youth, and his vague anti-establishment aura…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (327+ words) In today’s digital era, we are constantly surrounded by fast-paced content. Short reels, quick videos, and endless notifications have completely taken over our daily lives. While digital media has its benefits, it is slowly replacing one of the most powerful…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (260+ words) Neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf, whom Marriott references often, is of course right that reading has been “our species’ bridge to insight and novel thought.” Sadly, though, as The New Dark Ages demonstrates, the books we read often fail to deliver either....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (330+ words) NATALIE BASZILE: And the dynamics that unfolded between our family and the family of this young man were fascinating. As we tried to get to the bottom of who called and why and how are we going to deal with…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (202+ words) Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here ↗. Partly, yes. In the US, the share of people who read for pleasure on an average day fell from 28% in 2004 to 16% in 2023. But the bigger change is what we’ve stopped…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (672+ words) A Warning from God to the Saved and Lost.To the Lost: Receive Jesus Now.To believers: Let go of the “traditions of men” andprepare for the soon return of Christ. This book has the potential to pave the way…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (622+ words) 1. Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled: Red Tower Books: $25) Would-be riders at a military college fight to earn the bond of a dragon or die trying. 2. Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel (Knopf: $32) A woman searches for answers across…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (961+ words) Substack Book Review: “The Queer Thing About Sin: Why the West Came to Hate Queer Love” Harry Tanner’s new book is a necessary and needed look at the deep roots of queerphobia in Western thought, religion, and culture. Harry Tanner’s…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1644+ words) There was a time when I could not leave a book unfinished. Once I opened a book, I stayed with it until the final page. It did not matter whether it was a masterpiece, a difficult philosophical work, an unfamiliar…...