Word of the Day August 11, 2018 Word of the Day – Muleteer Muleteer (noun) Moo-le-teer A person who drives mules. Mid 16th century: from French muletier, from… Kath Love0
AuthorsVideo August 11, 2018 Roots Author Alex Haley Talks of the Horrors of Slavery Alex Haley (August 11th, 1921 – February 10th, 1992) was an American author, best known… Kath Love0
New Releases August 11, 2018 Joanne Harris to Release Fourth ‘Chocolat’ Novel It’s seven years since Joanne Harris released the third book in the Chocolat canon and… Kath Love1
Word of the Day August 10, 2018 Word of the Day – Paradisiacal Paradisiacal (adj) pa-rad-ais-ay-ik-al (of a place or state) ideal or idyllic; heavenly. From paradise. Middle… Kath Love0
Literary EventsNews August 10, 2018 Authors Denied Visas for Edinburgh International Book Festival From 11th to 27th August the Edinburgh International Book Festival takes place in Scotland, one… Kath Love0
BookshopsNews August 9, 2018 British Bookshop Owner Raffles Off Business Paul Morris, owner of the Bookends Bookshop in Cardigan, West Wales has come up with… Kath Love0
Word of the Day August 9, 2018 Word of the Day – Zaibatsu Zaibatsu (noun) Zai-bat-zoo A large Japanese business conglomerate. Japanese, from zai ‘wealth’ + batsu ‘clique’.… Kath Love0
New ReleasesReading Excerpts August 9, 2018 Listen to an Excerpt from “I Am Heathcliff” The name Heathcliff is synonymous with classic English literature, romance and pain. Wuthering Heights is… Kath Love1
Word of the Day August 8, 2018 Word of the Day – Pradakshina Pradakshina (noun) (Hinduism) pra-dak-shi-na The action of walking clockwise round a person or deity as… Kath Love0
BookshopsNews August 7, 2018 Bookmarks Books, London Attacked by Masked Men Over the weekend Bookmarks Books, a socialist bookshop in London was attacked by a group… Kath Love0