Start Reading Collection

Product Information

When we read well-written work, we naturally observe its writing style, cadence, and composition. These characteristics inevitably seep into our writing, in the same way that musicians are influenced by each other. Talking about what we've read with others is a great way to make reading a bit more social and can help us feel more motivated to engage with it. Some fantastic community-based book groups around Scotland are already up and running and would love to see you! On the other hand, people who don't exercise their grey matter stand a chance of losing brain power, says the study's primary author, Dr. Robert Freidland. Newport also argues that this skill is becoming increasingly rare due to constant multitasking, notifications, and social media apps. A study by Microsoft would agree, finding that people generally lose attention after just eight seconds.

One of the worst things that technology has done is make us lazy. Almost everything is available with ease. We hardly make an effort to focus on solving issues or concentrate on bringing about any improvement.

Encouraging a love of reading

Another study discovered that reading is the best way to reduce stress – compared to taking a walk, having a cup of tea or coffee, and playing video games. The study found that even six minutes of reading can be enough to reduce stress levels by more than two-thirds. The Light Fantastic is a direct sequel to The Colour of Magic. This means that, if you start at the beginning, you’re obligated to read two novels, rather than just one. This is great, because Small Gods is a totally unique, standalone Discworld novel. You can read it before any other and get the best Discworld experience right off the bat.

Have your book on your mobile devices so it’s always with you. Read while you are waiting or whenever you have a spare minute. Here are 10 benefits of reading that illustrate the importance of reading books. When you read every day you: If you’re interested in the world’s magic and its university, begin with the cynical and useless Rincewind. We do spend on movies and music, but why? It is for entertainment, isn’t it? Then why not simply read books with the same purpose? You would be surprised to know that some of your favorite movies or TV series were made after getting inspiration from some of the greatest novels.But the benefits of a regular reading habit can help both your physical and mental health. ( source) After I started following a few bookstagrammers this way, they would also share their friends’ posts, so I would find more and more people who were talking about the types of books I was interested in. And my TBR list kept growing and growing! 8. Find buddies who like the same books as you do. Over the pandemic many indie bookshops also set up book subscriptions by post to reach those readers couldn't access them otherwise. Examples include The Portobello Bookshop's Porty by Post (this link will open in a new window); Lighthouse Bookshop's subs (this link will open in a new window); and Category Is Books' tailored subscriptions (this link will open in a new window). Join a book club (online or in-person)

If you want to know what Death’s worklife and social life are like, start with him (he’s also easily the Discworld’s best-written character). The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana ZuboffThey have a lot of books that tie in to movies,” DeBose adds. “If you can find a movie that they’re interested in, a movie that they saw in the past and you can tie in to a book, then that’s a great source right there.” Side note: A fifth protagonist, Moist von Lipwig, was introduced much later in the series and had three of his own books, but the above four remain the core four Discworld protagonists. Our Read with Oxford series features the much-loved characters who have been helping children learn to read for over 30 years. Sir Terry was a satirist, and many of the Discworld novels have plots, characters, and events that satirise specific social and political topics.

The Skinny recently published a list of the best indie bookshops in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, and Inverness (this link will open in a new window); similarly, VisitScotland has prepared a list of indie bookshops outwith Edinburgh and Glasgow (this link will open in a new window)– including St Boswells, Grantown-on-Spey, Broughty Ferry and Dumfries & Galloway. The more you read, the better your writing skills will become. You would tend to focus on various aspects of writing that would allow you to write more effectively than others. 9. TranquilityA negative to that point is that this is a very unrefined novel. Pratchett didn’t have it all figured out yet, so the world doesn’t feel entirely concrete yet. At this preface, sometimes you do not need to further your reading as you already know what the book entails and this is what most people do (in addition to skimming through which will be covered) and they tell you they read 100 books a year but not from A to Z rather on the surface level whereby if you ask them what the book is about they would be able to tell you. go through the outline of the book Whether it’s keeping a physical book in your purse or in your car, having an eReader nearby, or using the Kindle app on your phone, simply having a book close by can help you read more often.