My fellow Reading Addicts,
Have you ever felt like you just want the ground to open up and swallow you whole?
Have you made a quip that fell flat, or did something a bit odd and you weren’t quite sure why you did it?
Do you have nightmares about social gatherings and the pressures of societal norms?
Then these books are for you!
Disclaimer: unfortunately these are not real books.
I know, I wish they were too.














Word of the Day – Tawdry
September 21, 2025
Word of the Day – Tawdry
Word of the Day - Tawdry (adj) taw-dree

Carol Ann Duffy writes scathing poem about Trump’s UK visit
September 20, 2025
Carol Ann Duffy writes scathing poem about Trump’s UK visit
Former poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, has penned a new poem entitled ‘STATE/BANQUET’ in response…

Word of the Day – Foray
September 19, 2025
Word of the Day – Foray
Word of the Day - Foray (noun) fuh-ray

Word of the Day – Verdant
September 19, 2025
Word of the Day – Verdant
Word of the Day - Verdant (adj) vur-dent

Pioneering 91-year-old lesbian author wins inaugural prize launched by Bernardine Evaristo
September 18, 2025
Pioneering 91-year-old lesbian author wins inaugural prize launched by Bernardine Evaristo
91-year-old author, Maureen Duffy has won the inaugural Pioneer Prize, a literary award for women…

Word of the Day – Inclement
September 18, 2025
Word of the Day – Inclement
Word of the Day - Inclement (adj) in-klem-ent

Word of the Day – Philobiblist
September 17, 2025
Word of the Day – Philobiblist
Word of the Day - Philobiblist (noun) fil-oh-bib-list

Word of the Day – Quinate
September 16, 2025
Word of the Day – Quinate
Word of the Day - Quinate (noun) kwy-nayt

Word of the Day – Prattle
September 15, 2025
Word of the Day – Prattle
Word of the Day - Prattle (verb) prat-l