Hacker News with Generative AI: Reading

Reactions and follow up to College English Majors Can't Read (kittenbeloved.substack.com)
Well, that was a wild ride. As of the time of this writing, College English majors can’t read has 120,000 views and 535 comments.
Education, Reading, Social Media, Culture
11 points by surprisetalk 30 days ago | 1 comments
How to practice 'deep reading' (2024) (npr.org)
When was the last time you got lost in a book? These days, the act of 'deep reading,' or reading with intention, can be difficult to practice.
Reading, Literature, Cognitive Skills, Learning
6 points by Tomte 46 days ago | 0 comments
RSS doesn't necessarily means firehose (andregarzia.com)
Was reading Hacker News today and saw this very interesting post Reading RSS content is a skilled activity which raises some really interesting points about feed reading and how much effort one should put into making their experience fit what they want.
RSS, Reading, News Aggregation, Content Consumption
10 points by surprisetalk 60 days ago | 6 comments
Read the Obits (mitpress.mit.edu)
Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
Creativity, Reading, Obituaries
279 points by EA-3167 61 days ago | 123 comments
Show HN: PagePal – An eBook reader for ADHD and crap memory (pagepalapp.com)
No more forgetting character names, no more re-reading pages.
Software, ADHD, Reading, Productivity
14 points by ADHDan 66 days ago | 3 comments
Ask HN: What 3 Books Would You Recommend to Anyone? (ycombinator.com)
If you had to recommend just three books to anyone — regardless of their age, background, education level, financial situation, or life circumstances — what would they be?
Books, Recommendations, Reading, Personal Development, Humanities
12 points by systemkwiat 74 days ago | 11 comments
Audiobooks vs. Printed Books: a debate as a reader and an author (newsandreviews.substack.com)
On Monday morning this week I started a dot point list of notes I wanted to hit in this week’s bad review, then I looked up and it was lunchtime and I was 1200 words into something much, much bigger.
Audiobooks, Reading, Writing, Publishing
32 points by zeristor 76 days ago | 68 comments
I built an app to organize Kindle highlights (and physical book quotes too) (apple.com)
Book Highlights is an app designed for readers who want to efficiently manage their books and reading notes.
Reading, Apps, Productivity, Books
27 points by silverr 78 days ago | 14 comments
Ask HN: What books have been worth your time? (ycombinator.com)
Curious to know which books you've read that genuinely felt worth the time and attention you gave them. Can be fiction, non-fiction, self-help, technical, philosophical, or anything else.
Books, Recommendations, Reading, Fiction, Non-Fiction
36 points by jimsojim 81 days ago | 57 comments
Show HN: AI-powered reading companion that helps you read hard books (collabai.live)
AI, Reading, Education, Technology, Books
18 points by joezee 88 days ago | 10 comments
How to Read a Paper (2016) (dropbox.com)
Reading, Research, Academia, Education, Science
18 points by nvr219 94 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: I Got Tired of Looking Up Words While Reading, So I Built This (chromewebstore.google.com)
Ever looked up a word and still had no clue what it actually means?
Chrome Extensions, Dictionaries, Reading, Productivity
7 points by yw2365 95 days ago | 3 comments
What Makes Technology Good? (thomaslemstrom.substack.com)
I like the simple word ‘skill’. A skill is not just a trick—it’s what enables survival and success. Many things are skills. Reading is not just words—it’s a way to unlock the world. Selling is not just a hustle—it can be the power over your fate.
Technology, Skills, Success, Reading, Selling
7 points by thomaslemstrom 110 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: I built a modern Goodreads alternative (kaguya.io)
Show HN, Social Media, Books, Reading, Web Development
254 points by vasanthk1125 117 days ago | 211 comments
Mark: AI Bookmark for Physical Readers (mark.engineering)
Created by Eason Tang and Henry Yin
Artificial Intelligence, Bookmarks, Reading
13 points by chaosprint 120 days ago | 22 comments
'Reading is part of my identity': the woman taking on Goodreads owner Amazon (theguardian.com)
Reading, Amazon, Books, Identity, Social Media
24 points by rorylawless 131 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: I made a table comparer to quickly find a new book to read (nextread.info)
Show HN, Books, Reading, Web Apps
51 points by HerChip 150 days ago | 23 comments
Becoming Literate Again (jordankoschei.com)
It’s almost impossible to talk about attention spans, the modern media environment, and “kids these days” without sounding like a self-righteous prig who’s read too much Marshall McLuhan. So let me start by saying that I’m writing this for myself, about myself, with no judgment towards myself or others.
Attention Spans, Media, Reading, Culture
3 points by jordankoschei 155 days ago | 1 comments
Good readers have distinct brain anatomy, research reveals (psypost.org)
The number of people who read for fun appears to be steadily dropping. Fifty percent of UK adults say they don’t read regularly (up from 42% in 2015) and almost one in four young people aged 16-24 say they’ve never been readers, according to research by The Reading Agency.
Reading, Neuroscience, Brain, Research, Behavior
14 points by isaacfrond 162 days ago | 8 comments
Ask HN: How are you reading (nonfiction) books/pdfs in 2025? (ycombinator.com)
Everytime I start reading a book, I feel like uploading it in NotebookLM/ChatGPT to get QA; but these don't let me read in their app, and its not easy to get digital copies of books. I also want to ask questions adjacent to what I'm reading easily; I wonder if there are great apps/hacks people have for this.
Reading, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Books, Question Answering
10 points by kanodiaashu 169 days ago | 26 comments
Books I Loved Reading in 2024 (wyounas.com)
I was able to read several books this year. Here are some books I loved reading in 2024.
Books, Reading, 2024
416 points by simplegeek 178 days ago | 175 comments
Readest: An immersive eBook reader for deep reading (github.com/readest)
Readest is an open-source ebook reader designed for immersive and deep reading experiences. Built as a modern rewrite of Foliate, it leverages Next.js 15 and Tauri v2 to offer a seamless cross-platform experience on macOS, Windows, Linux and Web, with support for mobile platforms coming soon.
Software, Open Source, E-books, Reading
5 points by chrox 179 days ago | 1 comments
Deciding to read a book a week was the best new year resolution I ever made (theguardian.com)
Deciding to read a book a week was the best new year resolution I ever made
Reading, Personal Growth, Books
4 points by pseudolus 183 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: What are the best books you read in 2024? (ycombinator.com)
Books, Reading, Recommendations
11 points by arcticf0x 184 days ago | 4 comments
Ask HN: What is the best thing you read in 2024? (ycombinator.com)
Is there a book, paper, report or article etc. that really stood out?
Books, Articles, Recommendations, Reading
134 points by hubraumhugo 184 days ago | 129 comments
Why Books Donʼt Work (andymatuschak.org)
Books are easy to take for granted. Not any specific book, I mean: the form of a book. Paper or pixels—it hardly matters. Words in lines on pages in chapters. And at least for non-fiction books, one implied assumption at the foundation: people absorb knowledge by reading sentences. This last idea so invisibly defines the medium that it’s hard not to take for granted, which is a shame because, as we’ll see, it’s quite mistaken.
Reading, Non-Fiction, Books, Knowledge Acquisition, Learning
3 points by _kb 190 days ago | 0 comments
In praise of the hundred page idea (tracydurnell.com)
I prefer a lightweight nonfiction book to a detailed tome. I’m a dilettante of many interests, so my attention for any given topic is more likely to sustain 100 pages than 600. The sweet spot is longer than a longread internet article, but that doesn’t demand a months-long commitment: a 2-3 hour text.
Nonfiction, Books, Writing, Reading, Attention Span
165 points by surprisetalk 191 days ago | 62 comments
The One Hundred Pages Strategy (thelampmagazine.com)
Almost nothing I have written in the last few years has given rise to more correspondence than a throwaway column about reading, in which I alluded to what I call the “hundred pages strategy.”
Reading, Strategy, Writing
54 points by keiferski 192 days ago | 13 comments
People who are good at reading have different brains: study (theconversation.com)
The number of people who read for fun appears to be steadily dropping. Fifty percent of UK adults say they don’t read regularly (up from 42% in 2015) and almost one in four young people aged 16-24 say they’ve never been readers, according to research by The Reading Agency.
Reading, Neuroscience, Brain Science, Psychology
158 points by pseudolus 196 days ago | 162 comments
The One Hundred Pages Strategy (thelampmagazine.com)
Almost nothing I have written in the last few years has given rise to more correspondence than a throwaway column about reading, in which I alluded to what I call the “hundred pages strategy.”
Reading, Writing, Strategy, Personal Development
3 points by samclemens 199 days ago | 1 comments