AuthorsNews November 29, 2017 MI5 Kept Dossier on ‘Young Communist’ Kingsley Amis A newly declassified dossier has shown that MI5 in the UK kept tabs on author… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 29, 2017 Word of the Day – Sciolist Sciolist (noun) (archaic) sy-oh-list A person who pretends to be knowledgeable and well informed. Early… Kath Love0
Inspired by Literature November 28, 2017 10 Inspirational and Handy Gifts for Writers Writing is an art, a compulsion and an addiction and those that do usually do… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 28, 2017 Word of the Day – Labrose Labrose (adj) (rare) la-bro-s Characterised by having large lips. Early 18th century (in an earlier… Kath Love1
Quizzes November 27, 2017 NY Times 100 Notable Books of 2017: How Many Have You Read? This week the NY Times has listed their 100 notable books of the year, including… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 27, 2017 Word of the Day – Peen Peen (noun) peen The end of a hammer head opposite the face, typically wedge-shaped, curved,… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 26, 2017 Word of the Day – Obelisk Obelisk (noun) ob-el-isk A tapering stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section,… Kath Love2
AdaptationsChildren's LiteratureNews November 25, 2017 Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories to be Adapted for Film It’s 25 years since the release of the first Horrible Histories book, a favourite of… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 25, 2017 Word of the Day – Counterpane Counterpane (noun) cow-n-tuh-payn A dated word for a bedspread, falling out of usage fast! Early… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 24, 2017 Word of the Day – Rugose Rugose (adj) ru-goe-s Wrinkled; corrugated. Late Middle English: from Latin rugosus, from ruga ‘wrinkle’. (more…) Kath Love0