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Adaptations News

October 24, 2018

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret to be adapted for film

For fifty years Judy Blume has resisted offers to turn her coming of age book…

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Culture Reading Excerpts The Classics

October 23, 2018

The Big Read: Benedict Cumberbatch, Hilda Swinton and Others Read Moby Dick

We’re a little late to the party on this one but it’s so fantastic we…

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Authors New Releases News

October 23, 2018

Simon Mayo to Leave BBC Radio 2 to Write Contemporary Thriller

This week it was announced that Simon Mayo is to leave his prime time radio…

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Authors Discussion and Recommendations

October 23, 2018

Why Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak is Still Relevant Today

Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson is the novel that made her name. Published back in…

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Word of the Day

October 22, 2018

Word of the Day – Priapic

Priapic (adj) pry-ap-ik Relating to or resembling a phallus. Late 18th century: from Priapos (Greek…

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Word of the Day

October 21, 2018

Word of the Day – Shamus

Shamus (noun) (N. American) shay-mus A private detective. 1920s: of unknown origin. (more…)

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Adaptations News

October 20, 2018

Television Adaptation for Feminist Horror Collection Her Body and Other Parties

FX is to adapt the feminist collection of short stories, Her Body and Other Parties…

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Word of the Day

October 20, 2018

Word of the Day – Misbegotten

Misbegotten (adj) mis-bee-got-un Badly conceived or planned. Contemptible (used as a term of abuse) From…

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Guest Blogs Literary Events

October 20, 2018

John Boyne – Birmingham Literature Festival

On the final day of the Birmingham Literature Festival, John Boyne was in conversation with…

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Literary Awards News

October 19, 2018

Swedish Academy Recruit New Members to Shake off Scandal

It’s been the worst time in the history of the Swedish Academy who hand out…

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