Literary AwardsNews April 27, 2018 Desmond Elliot Prize 2018 Shortlist Announced The Desmond Elliot Prize is considered to be the UK’s most prestigious award for first… Kath Love0
Authors April 27, 2018 The Private Lives of Authors: Mary Wollstonecraft Early Feminism and the Destruction of a Reputation Mary Wollstonecraft is today probably best known… Kath Love1
Word of the Day April 27, 2018 Word of the Day – Plenary Plenary (adj) plee-nu-ree Unqualified; absolute. Late Middle English: from late Latin plenarius ‘complete’, from plenus… Kath Love1
Word of the Day April 26, 2018 Word of the Day – Broigus Broigus (noun) broy-gus (chiefly Jewish) A bitter dispute or feud. From Yiddish broyges ‘dispute, quarrel’… Kath Love18
ArtyChildren's LiteratureInspired by Literature April 25, 2018 Love on the Rocks Story Rocks are Super Cute Love on the Rocks is a recent craze to hit the UK (and the world)… Kath Love3
New Releases April 25, 2018 Royal Biographer to Look at Queen and Her Corgis Royal observers may have heard the news last week that the Queen has lost the… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 24, 2018 Word of the Day – Nomenclature Nomenclature (noun) no-men-kla-chuh The devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 23, 2018 Word of the Day – Decalcomania Decalcomania (noun) dee-kalk-o-may-nee-a The process of transferring designs from prepared paper on to glass or… Kath Love0
CultureNewsReading HabitsTelevision April 22, 2018 The Great American Read Coming to PBS If there’s one thing I’m sure we can all agree it’s that there aren’t enough… Kath Love1
Word of the Day April 22, 2018 Word of the Day – Appetency Appetency (noun) (archaic) ap-et-en-see A longing or desire. Early 17th century: from Latin appetentia, from… Kath Love1