Now that I’m thinking about it, I wonder how I haven’t done one of these before on books, that is. I get curious about stuff, and it can be at random, so I do have a series of posts on this blog called Ask Google, where I pick a topic and ask questions or, more so, I research for my answers. Being that reading and books are such a big part of my life, I’m surprised I haven’t done this post before.
When was the first publishing house started?
It was founded by Henry VIII in 1534; the Cambridge University Press is one of the first publishing houses, and it printed its first book in 1584, so if I’m doing my math correctly, it took 50 years to be fully functioning. Here is my thinking, knowing that life expectancy in the 1500s was between 30 and 40 years of age, this took generations to get it on its feet.
What is the first published novel called?
It is called The Tale of Genji, and Murasaki Shikibu wrote it; who I was happy to learn was female, and she wrote it 1,000 years ago.
What was the most bought novel in 2021?
From the research, I learnt that it varies from site to site, but a novel that stood out to me in the adult genre is The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. Now, I haven’t read this book, so I can’t share my thoughts on it, but I have read from Kristin Hannah, and her writing is pretty good, in my opinion.
I guess I’m leaving this post here because I like these posts short and sweet, I don’t know if you are like me, but I do store information better in small doses.
Thanks for reading, and until next time,
Stay Happy and Healthy,
Alex
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Wow! Very informative article on Google publishing edition well shared 😊👌💕thanks
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Very interesting and worthwhile new idea……
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Wow! Very informative article on Google publishing edition well shared thanks 😊👌💕
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Short and sweet is the way to go… We have something in common 🥰
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You are most welcome ❤️
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Wow, that was fast let me go follow you and like some posts
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Wooooow, you liked more than some, a very big THANK YOU dear 🥰🥰🥰🥰
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Like short posts too when I can. This was really interesting.
In school you he had 6 wives but that was a out it.
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I’ve read The Tale of Genji, and it’s quite epic in scope. Sadly, the ending is somewhat worse than the other bits.
I also agree with the others that short posts are great.
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