Word of the Day June 13, 2018 Word of the Day – Acentric Acentric (adj) ay-sen-trik Without a centre; not centralised. (more…) Kath Love0
Word of the Day June 12, 2018 Word of the Day – Poltroon Poltroon (noun)(archaic) pol-troon An utter coward Early 16th century: from French poltron, from Italian poltrone,… Kath Love0
NewsReading Formats June 11, 2018 Investigation Into Illegal Workers Making Kindles in China Amazon and its factories and distribution centres have previously come under fire for the way… Kath Love0
NewsReading Formats June 11, 2018 Audiobook Downloads at Record High Stats released by the Publishers Association have revealed that audiobook downloads rose 22% last year… Kath Love2
Word of the Day June 11, 2018 Word of the Day – Eventuate Eventuate (verb) ee-ven-too-ate Occur as a result Late 18th century (originally US): from event, on… Kath Love1
Literary AwardsNews June 10, 2018 Waterstone and Ishiguro Knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours The literary industry is to be recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours as both Tim… Kath Love0
Word of the Day June 10, 2018 Word of the Day – Egest Egest (verb) ee-jest excrete (waste matter) Late Middle English (as egestion): from Latin egest-, from… Kath Love0
AdaptationsNewsVideo June 9, 2018 First Trailer Released for the ‘Girl in the Spider’s Web,’ Starring Claire Foy Claire Foy shot to fame in 2016 when Netflix aired the first season of the… Kath Love0
Word of the Day June 9, 2018 Word of the Day – Witling Witling (noun) (archaic) wit-ling (derogatory)A person who considers themselves to be witty. (more…) Kath Love0
Word of the Day June 8, 2018 Word of the Day – Schlepper Schlepper (noun) (N.American) shlep-uh An inept or stupid person. 1930s: Yiddish, from shlepn (see schlep).… Kath Love0