New Releases June 2, 2017 On This Day in Literature: 50 Years of June Every month we do a flashback over the past 5 decades of new releases, looking… Kath Love1
Word of the Day June 2, 2017 Word of the Day – Dalliance Dalliance (noun) dal-ee-ans A short lived affair, a brief period of involvement. Middle English (in… Kath Love2
Reading Habits June 1, 2017 FRA Admin Reads: June 2017 The best bit about being part of any reading group is getting recommendations, and so… Kath Love0
Word of the Day June 1, 2017 Word of the Day – Ablaut Ablaut (noun) ab-lawt Alternation in the vowels of related word forms, especially in Germanic strong… Kath Love1
AuthorsChildren's LiteratureNew Releases May 31, 2017 9 Year Old Becomes one of UK’s Youngest Published Authors 9 year old Isabel Harris has become one of the UK’s youngest published authors after… Kath Love3
Word of the Day May 31, 2017 Word of the Day – Tintinnabulate Tintinnabulate (verb) tint-in-ab-oo-layt Make a light, clear ringing sound; tinkle. Early 20th century: from Latin… Kath Love2
LiteratureNew ReleasesNewsPoetry May 30, 2017 Manchester Artists Collaborate for Tribute When Manchester held a vigil last week to mark the terrible terrorist attack on the… Kath Love2
Word of the Day May 30, 2017 Word of the Day – Adroit Adroit (adj) ad-royt Clever, skilful Mid 17th century: from French, from à droit ‘according to… Kath Love2
AdaptationsNewsVideo May 29, 2017 Harry Potter Prequel Voldemort: Origins of the Heir Takes Fan-Fic to the Big Screen When we stumbled upon the Facebook page for Voldemort: Origins of the Heir this week… Kath Love2
Word of the Day May 29, 2017 Word of the Day – Erstwhile Erstwhile (adj) urst-wy-l Former, formerly "formerly," from erst "first, at first; once, long ago; till… Kath Love3