In the world of book publishing and printing, books fall into one of two categories: fiction or non-fiction.
It seems logical enough.
But, after all this time, I felt the need to stand up and question the choice of words.
Fiction means “not true, a made-up story.” I understand that.
And non-fiction means “a true or real story.”
So my question is, if fiction is untrue, why isn’t the other category simply called “Truth?”
The librarian would say, "Oh, you can find that in the 'truth' section under 'politics.'"
Okay. Now I get it!
(Just for fun.)
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