Word of the Day November 14, 2017 Word of the Day – Bavardage Bavardage (noun) bav-ard-arj Idle gossip, chitchat. French, from bavarder ‘to chatter’, from bavard ‘talkative’, from… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 13, 2017 Word of the Day – Lucifugous Lucifugous (adj) loo-sif-ug-us Shunning the light (of a creature). Mid 17th century: from Latin lucifugus… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 12, 2017 Word of the Day – Prolegomenon Prolegomenon (noun) pro-le-gom-uh-non A critical or discursive introduction to a book. Mid 17th century: via… Kath Love4
Children's LiteratureNewsTelevision November 11, 2017 Nosy Crow Partner With John Lewis with Moz the Monster Book It’s that time of year when the seasonal advertising campaigns swing around and first off… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 11, 2017 Word of the Day – Jobation Jobation (noun) (informal) job-ay-shun Also jawbation. A lengthy rebuke or reprimand, a lecture, a harangue.… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 10, 2017 Word of the Day – Ululate Ululate (verb) u-loo-lay-t/ yu-loo-lay-t Howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief.… Kath Love1
Discussion and Recommendations November 9, 2017 7 Box Set Book Series for the Fantasy Fan in Your Life It’s the time of year for buying gifts, and while we all know that books… Kath Love2
Inspired by LiteratureNews November 9, 2017 Wizards Unite AR Game Coming from Niantic (and it’s really not a hoax) When Pokemon Go launched in the summer of 2016 it was instantly the most popular… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 9, 2017 Word of the Day – Quiddity Quiddity (noun) kwid-it-ee The very essence of; the inherent nature of something or someone. Late… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 8, 2017 Word of the Day – Imago Imago (noun) im-ay-go The idealised mental image of someone, often a parent, that affects our… Kath Love1