Word of the Day December 17, 2017 Word of the Day – Prevaricate Prevaricate (verb) pre-var-i-kayt Speak or act in an evasive way. Mid 16th century (earlier (… Kath Love0
AdaptationsNews December 15, 2017 BBC Radio 4 to Air Gaiman’s Anansi Boys Adaptation to Worldwide Audience We often bring you news of BBC Radio adaptations of well known books and if… Kath Love0
AuthorsChildren's LiteratureLiterary AwardsNews December 15, 2017 Rowling Receives Honour from the Queen for Services to Literature 2017 has been quite the year for J. K Rowling, in a writing career that… Kath Love3
Word of the Day December 15, 2017 Word of the Day – Embonpoint Embonpoint (noun) om-bon-pwa The plump or fleshy part of a person's body, in particular a… Kath Love0
Word of the Day December 14, 2017 Word of the Day – Indubitable Indubitable (adj) in-doo-bit-ab-l Without doubt, unquestionable. Late Middle English: from Latin indubitabilis, from in- ‘not’… Kath Love0
Children's LiteratureNew Releases December 13, 2017 First All-Female Authored Doctor Who Short Story Collection Coming The Day She Saved the Doctor When Jodie Whittaker was announced as the new Doctor,… Kath Love0
Word of the Day December 13, 2017 Word of the Day – Paterfamilias Paterfamilias (noun) pay-tuh-fam-il-ee-as The head of the family or household Latin, literally ‘father of the… Kath Love0
AuthorsOn Writing December 12, 2017 Top Seven Crowdfunding Tips for Authors In the past, large publishing companies had full control over which authors got to share… Kath Love0
BookshopsLiterary Awards December 11, 2017 Blackwell’s Names its Book of the Year 2017 It’s that time of year when we reflect over the past year in literature to… Kath Love0
Word of the Day December 10, 2017 Word of the Day – Anathema Anathema (noun) an-ath-em-a Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes/ A strong curse. Early 16th… Kath Love0