Hello fellow cubers!
I wanted to share an exciting new project I’ve been working on: my very own book dedicated to speedcubing.
My name is Julien; I’m 44 years old and from France. My best unofficial 3x3 solve is 13.5 seconds—not fast enough to compete with the best, but fast enough to fuel my passion! For years, I’ve been looking for ways to contribute to our community. A while back, I even tried creating an anthem for cubers (here’s the link!)… though, let’s be honest, it didn’t exactly make waves!
But I never gave up on the idea of contributing in my own way. Early this year, I decided to sit down and write one of the first books entirely dedicated to speedcubing. This isn’t a book about the history of the Rubik’s Cube or a guide on how to solve the 3x3; it’s a book truly written for us, speedcubers.
After a few months of work, the first French version, Nous sommes les cubeurs (We Are the Cubers), came to life. The book gathers 94 pages of anecdotes, historical moments, jokes, and stats—all the things that make our passion so unique. It was distributed by the French store AtoutCubes. At first, I was a bit nervous about promoting it, but after around fifty copies sold, I took the time to read through the readers’ feedback. Here are a few highlights:
Right now, I’m waiting for my partner to release this V2, but I couldn’t wait any longer to share it with the community. Hence, this post today!
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Hi, here is the link to the 2 versions of this book:
I’m sharing some photos of the French version and examples of articles from the English version below. I hope this will catch the interest of some of you!
For the curious, other authors have also explored the theme of cubing: Tokita Shigure with the manga Gal&Cube and Peter Raymundo with his comic Lucky Scramble.
If you love cubing and enjoy reading, I hope this book will bring you as much joy as it did for me while writing it!
If you’re interested, I’d be happy to share the link to the store as soon as it’s available.
Happy reading, everyone, and I look forward to discussing with you all!
I wanted to share an exciting new project I’ve been working on: my very own book dedicated to speedcubing.
My name is Julien; I’m 44 years old and from France. My best unofficial 3x3 solve is 13.5 seconds—not fast enough to compete with the best, but fast enough to fuel my passion! For years, I’ve been looking for ways to contribute to our community. A while back, I even tried creating an anthem for cubers (here’s the link!)… though, let’s be honest, it didn’t exactly make waves!
But I never gave up on the idea of contributing in my own way. Early this year, I decided to sit down and write one of the first books entirely dedicated to speedcubing. This isn’t a book about the history of the Rubik’s Cube or a guide on how to solve the 3x3; it’s a book truly written for us, speedcubers.
After a few months of work, the first French version, Nous sommes les cubeurs (We Are the Cubers), came to life. The book gathers 94 pages of anecdotes, historical moments, jokes, and stats—all the things that make our passion so unique. It was distributed by the French store AtoutCubes. At first, I was a bit nervous about promoting it, but after around fifty copies sold, I took the time to read through the readers’ feedback. Here are a few highlights:
- "My son loved it and laughed a lot at the jokes."
- "Enjoyable to read… good quality content, but a bit short for the price."
- "I really enjoyed reading this book, full of stats, competition results, with comments, analysis, and funny, sometimes incredible, anecdotes. It’s definitely not a book for the general public. Less than 100 pages is a bit pricey... but I don’t regret the purchase at all, and it was a fun read!"
Right now, I’m waiting for my partner to release this V2, but I couldn’t wait any longer to share it with the community. Hence, this post today!
--- update ---
Hi, here is the link to the 2 versions of this book:
- The black and white book (cheaper)
- The color version (best quality, but more expensive to print).
I’m sharing some photos of the French version and examples of articles from the English version below. I hope this will catch the interest of some of you!
For the curious, other authors have also explored the theme of cubing: Tokita Shigure with the manga Gal&Cube and Peter Raymundo with his comic Lucky Scramble.
If you love cubing and enjoy reading, I hope this book will bring you as much joy as it did for me while writing it!
If you’re interested, I’d be happy to share the link to the store as soon as it’s available.
Happy reading, everyone, and I look forward to discussing with you all!
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