Muriel Spark Centenary Celebrations
January 31, 2018
Muriel Spark Centenary Celebrations
The great Scottish author Dame Muriel Spark would have been 100 years old on the…
Short Stories Category for 2018 Challenge
January 21, 2018
Short Stories Category for 2018 Challenge
So this year's challenge is a bit different and as promised each month we'll give…
David Bowie Book Club
January 7, 2018
David Bowie Book Club
David Robert Jones, Musician, Song writer, Reader. January is a tough month for David Bowie…
Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic at a V&A Exhibition
January 2, 2018
Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic at a V&A Exhibition
“Most visitors will be divided into young children and those who remember the books from…
Biography or Memoir Category for 2018 Challenge
January 1, 2018
Biography or Memoir Category for 2018 Challenge
So this year's challenge is a bit different and as promised each month we'll give…
Word of the Day – Facetiae
December 19, 2017
Word of the Day – Facetiae
Facetiae (noun) (archaic) fas-ee-shee Pornographic literature / a humorous or witty aside. Early 16th century:…
Word of the Day – Nemophilist
December 12, 2017
Word of the Day – Nemophilist
Nemophilist (noun) (rare) nem-o-fi-list A person who loves or is drawn to woods or forests.…
Word of the Day – Acyrologia
December 11, 2017
Word of the Day – Acyrologia
Acyrologia (noun) a-ky-ro-loj-ee-a Inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word. malapropism. from Hellenistic Greek…
Wilde Season at Vaudeville
December 10, 2017
Wilde Season at Vaudeville
“One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.” That…
For Reading Addicts 2018 Reading Challenge
December 10, 2017
For Reading Addicts 2018 Reading Challenge
A New Year, A New Challenge OK, Reading Addicts, in 2017 we've travelled around the…