Word of the Day November 11, 2018 Word of the Day – Wan Wan (adj) won Pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion. Lacking in enthusiasm… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 10, 2018 Word of the Day – Contrite Contrite (adj) kon-try-t Feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong.… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 9, 2018 Word of the Day – Tamariki Tamariki (noun) (NZ) ta-ma-ree-kee Children Early 19th century: Maori. (more…) Kath Love0
BookshopsNews November 8, 2018 Mr B’s Emporium Crowdfunder Closes on £64,000 Last month we announced that Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath was running… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 8, 2018 Word of the Day – Carnelian Carnelian (noun) ca-nee-lee-an A semi-precious stone consisting of a dull red or reddish-white variety of… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 7, 2018 Word of the Day – Bastide Bastide (noun) bas-teed (in southern France) a country house. (historical) A fortified village or town… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 6, 2018 Word of the Day – Inutile Inutile (noun) in-yu-til Useless; pointless. Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin inutilis, from… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 5, 2018 Word of the Day – Whiz-Bang Whiz-Bang (noun) wiz-bang (especially during the First World War) a small-calibre high-velocity shell. More recently:… Kath Love0
LibrariesNews November 4, 2018 Library Petition Exceeds 25,000 Signatures After Rowling Support J. K Rowling’s support for a petition fighting to protect libraries in the UK by… Kath Love2
Word of the Day November 4, 2018 Word of the Day – Kudos Kudos (noun) kew-dos Praise and honour received for an achievement. Kudos comes from Greek and… Kath Love0