Medium Publications by ILLUMINATION Writers
Introduction to ‘Books Are Our Superpower’
A publication by Anangsha Alammyan, Sai Krishna, Ruchi Das
Anangsha and I read a lot of books. We love our books. So much so, that we can’t wait to express what we feel for books through our writings. Hence, we created “Books Are Our Superpower”.
What We Believe
We believe in the power of books.
There is no problem a book can’t solve. Stuck in a productivity rut? Read a book. Want to scale mountains? A book can help you. Want to escape into a fantasy world? Let a book be your door to the other side.
We believe books have the power to change lives. They don’t discriminate. They don’t berate. They listen to you when you speak. And they speak to you when you want to listen. That’s why book talks deserve a special space.
Our Publication was Born out of Serendipity
When we started writing on Medium, we struggled to find a home for our book articles. We had a lot to say about any book we read. Rants, reviews, related recommendations, things we learned, things we liked. Sadly, we kept ourselves from unleashing our full potential due to a lack of dedicated publishing space. Granted other publications were kind enough to accept our articles, but we wanted to build a single repository for our book-related stories.
Somewhere towards the end of June, I had had enough. In my mind, creating a publication was a big deal. But my love for writing about books overpowered my apprehensions. And so, I pitched the idea to create a publication related to books to Anangsha. Imagine my delight when she shared with me that she’d been thinking about that too!
Hence, “Books Are Our Superpower” or BOAS as we like to call it adorably, was born on July 1. 13 days ago, we hit 100 followers. Yesterday, we hit 200. We hope the doubling time decreases with each hundred.
Who Can Join
We welcome all book nerds-readers and writers-to our family.
We consider ourselves more of a book club than a publication. If you’ve dreamed of being a part of a book club since childhood, but were too shy to meet people, or like me, if you didn’t have anyone to discuss books with, Books Are Our Superpower eagerly welcomes you.
Even if you’re plainly curious about books, you can hit that follow button and join the conversation.
What We Publish
We publish the following content related to books:
- Book recommendations
- Rants
- Book analysis and critiques
- Reading tips
- Book-related news
- Experiences related to books and reading
- Articles related to book authors
We don’t publish book reviews as is. There are good publications on Medium specifically for that. Rather, we are looking for meaningful insights on books.
Additionally, we follow certain basic rules on our publication.
- We don’t publish plagiarized content. All quotes used must be cited properly.
- We refrain from using obscene language (unless it is a part of a cited book)
- All the pieces we publish must adhere to the Medium publishing guidelines.
How We Support Writers
In addition to publishing your piece, we also market it. We share it on our twitter page. We also share it on our Quora space with more than 400k followers.
Join Us
We welcome you to our home.
Follow Us
Get Yourself Added as a Writer
Have book-related articles more than 4 minutes long? Head to our submissions page.
Follow us on Twitter
We Are Only Going to Get Bigger and Better in the Future
In a matter of one and a half months, our family is 200 followers strong. We are working hard to make this space more interesting for readers and writers. Following are some things you can look forward to in the coming months.
- Fortnightly newsletters with amazing book-related news and content
- Discord chat space
- Recognition of top contributors
- Book contests
Excited? So are we! Let’s get together and talk about books.
We believe in our tagline.
Because we can never talk enough about the books we love.
Thank you Dr Mehmet Yildiz for giving us the opportunity to talk about our publication!
With Love,
