If you ask any avid reader, the Top 10 Best Fiction Books of the last decade vary from person to person. Let’s face it, everyone has a particular genre that they go for, and what the Times declare as the best of 2010 to 2019 is not the same as what Amazon shows, nor is it reflected in the ratings …
How COVID-19 Has prompted a ‘New Normal’ When It Comes to Promotions and Book Festivals
An author puts his and her blood, sweat, and tears into every book that he or she puts out. Many will tell you that it takes 10 years to become an “overnight” sensation. With all the time put into writing a book, everything being put on hold for months at a time must truly be devastating. And the 2020 pandemic …
The “New” Genre of Romantic Horror
Jumping into the world of romance books is like jumping into a rabbit hole with both feet in. Romance, on its own, has subgenres in almost every other genre of literature. Not only can it be historical, contemporary, or futuristic, it can also be sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal, and even dark. To this long and ever-growing list, a new subgenre has …
The Pros and Cons of Machine Translated Novels
All over the world, millions of people have become immersed in the world of light novels. Apps such as Wattpad show that over 100 million people have downloaded the app on Google Play while the Webnovel app shows that over 10 million people have downloaded that app on Google Play alone.1 These numbers don’t include the website traffic or independent …