12 Book and Reading Facts You May Not Know
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Since today is cold and rainy, i.e., a perfect reading day, here are 12 Book and Reading Facts for your entertainment.
I often post interesting trivia about the world of books—writing them, reading them, and publishing them—on social media. Maybe you’ve seen my Facebook Fan Page or my Instagram account.
I’ve been a reader since before I entered elementary school so reading was my earliest passion.
For many years, I’ve collected interesting tidbits about books, authors, and reading, and I update reading statistics every year. Enjoy!
1. The longest sentence ever printed is 823 words, and it’s from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. In today’s world, that’s a chapter in many books.
2. There’s a word for loving the smell of old books. You walk into a vintage bookstore, and that scent hits your nose. That smell is created by dust and other particulates in the book’s life and is called Bibliosmia.
4. Once upon a time, authors’ names were not printed on the covers of their books because the covers were considered artworks—beautiful drawings and featuring leather and even gold. There simply wasn’t a place for the author’s name.
6. President Theodore Roosevelt is said to have read one book every day.
7. The three most read books in the world from a curated list by author James Chapman based on global sales are: The Holy Bible, Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, and the Harry Potter book series.
8. People in India read more than any other country. On an average, they read 10 hours a week.
10. In 2024, in the United States, 21% of adults are illiterate.
Joan Reeves aka SlingWords: The Word Slinging Adventures of Joan Reeves
Source: https://slingwords.blogspot.com/2024/01/12-book-and-reading-facts-you-may-not-know.html
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