Sleep No More is a new collection of short stories from the late author to be released just in time for the Christmas market. The six short stories all have a motive of revenge and vengence and will be published by Faber later this year. From unhappy marriages to bullying schoolmasters, this collection will have it all. Read More
pros-u-lye-t
A person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another.
Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek prosēluthos ‘stranger, convert’, from prosēluth-, past stem of proserkhesthai ‘approach’.
jal-op-ee
An old car in a dilapidated condition.
Chiefly US, informal. First appearance in the 1920, of unknown origin.
pes-til-en-shal
Relating to or tending to cause infectious diseases.
Today’s WotD is a nod to Hemingway, who was born today in 1899. From The Sun Also Rises “Have you been in this pestilential city long?”
As is often the case with crime adaptations, it’s not the first novel in the Harry Hole series that is being adapted, that was The Bat, written in 1997 but the seventh book, The Snowman, released in 2007 in Norwegian and translated in 2010. This isn’t unusual for crime adaptations, and could mean we see further adaptations if The Snowman is successful! Read More
spon-doo-liks
Money, cash.
Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.
al-mad-ee-a
Any of various types of dugout or canoe, especially as used in parts of Africa and Asia.
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hacket (fl. 1560–1590). Originally from Middle French.
tel-es-thee-see-a
The supposed perception of distant occurrences or objects by means other than the known senses.
Late 19th century: from tele- + Greek aisthēsis ‘perception’.
There’s an absolute slew of brand new World War II fiction novels coming out this summer; so many in fact that I thought I’d do a blog of the best ones, for those who love the genre as much as I do! Read More
