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Literary Awards Literature News

November 23, 2017

Costa Book Awards 2017 Shortlist Revealed

The Costa Book Awards has announced the shortlist for the 2017 awards and it makes…

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Word of the Day

November 23, 2017

Word of the Day – Coruscate

Coruscate (verb) kor-us-kayt (of light) to flash or sparkle. Early 18th century: from Latin coruscat-…

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Word of the Day

November 22, 2017

Word of the Day – Afflatus

Afflatus (noun) a-flay-tus A divine creative impulse or inspiration. Mid 17th century: from Latin, from…

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Adaptations News

November 21, 2017

Adaptation of The Miniaturist to Air This Christmas

In the spring we brought you the news that filming had started for the BBC…

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Authors Children's Literature News

November 21, 2017

Chris Riddell in War of Words with John Lewis over Moz Likeness

Author and illustrator Chris Riddell got into a little Twitter spat last week with retailer…

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Word of the Day

November 21, 2017

Word of the Day – Rictus

Rictus (noun) rik-tus A fixed grimace or grin. Early 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘open…

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Adaptations News Video

November 20, 2017

A Wrinkle in Time: Release Date and New Trailer

A few months ago Disney announced that they’d be adapting the classic sci-fi A Wrinkle…

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Word of the Day

November 20, 2017

Word of the Day – Resipiscence

Resipiscence (noun) resi-pisns Originally: repentance for misconduct; recognition of one's past misdeeds or errors. Later…

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Literary Awards News

November 19, 2017

National Book Award Winners 2017 Announced

The final winners of the National Book Awards 2017 was announced this week at the…

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Word of the Day

November 19, 2017

Word of the Day – Tergiversate

Tergiversate (verb) tur-jiv-urs-ayt Make conflicting or evasive statements; equivocate. Mid 17th century: from Latin tergiversat-…

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