August 18, 2019
The Bestselling Books of the Last One Hundred Years: 1967
We started at 1918, bringing you the bestselling books of the last one hundred years.…
August 18, 2019
Word of the Day – Temperance
Temperance (noun) temp-er-uns Abstinence from alcoholic drink. Middle English from Anglo-Norman French temperaunce, from Latin…
August 17, 2019
Word of the Day – Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition (noun) juk-sta-pos-ishun The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with…
August 16, 2019
Read Around the World: Chad to Cuba
We’re into a new blog series now where we’re going to read around the world,…
August 16, 2019
Word of the Day – Sully
Sully (verb) sul-ee Damage the purity or integrity of. Late 16th century perhaps from French…
August 15, 2019
The Essential Toni Morrison Reading List
When Toni Morrison died on 5th August, 2019 the literary world paid tribute and as…
August 15, 2019
Word of the Day – Vicarious
Vicarious (adj) vik-air-ee-us Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.…
August 13, 2019
The UK Chooses its Top 50 Books
The UK has chosen its favourite books! In a survey by OnePoll on eBay, 2,000…
August 13, 2019
Word of the Day – Bacchanalia
Bacchanalia (noun) bak-an-ay-lee-a 1. (historic) The Roman festival of Bacchus. 2. Drunken celebrations Late 16th…
August 12, 2019
The Bestselling Books of the Last One Hundred Years: 1966
We started at 1918, bringing you the bestselling books of the last one hundred years.…