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Quizzes

October 10, 2017

Decades Quiz 10 – 1920-1929

Each quiz in this series goes back a decade in time and is about books…

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Word of the Day

October 10, 2017

Word of the Day – Objurgate

Objurgate (verb) ob-juh-gayt Severely rebuke, scold. Early 17th century: from Latin objurgat- ‘chided, rebuked’, from…

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Authors New Releases

October 9, 2017

Philip Pullman’s New Novel Accidentally Published Early

Readers in the Netherlands have had a bit of a treat this week as Philip…

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Word of the Day

October 9, 2017

Word of the Day – Patrin

Patrin (noun) pat-rin A marker made from leaves and twigs left by gypsies to indicate…

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Word of the Day

October 8, 2017

Word of the Day – Amendment

Amendment (noun) a-mend-ment A minor change or addition design to improve a piece of text…

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Word of the Day

October 7, 2017

Word of the Day – Paramour

Paramour (noun) pa-ra-moor A lover, especially the illicit partner of a married woman. Middle English:…

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Word of the Day

October 6, 2017

Word of the Day – Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist (noun) zait-gaist The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as…

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Authors Literary Awards News

October 5, 2017

Nobel Prize for Literature 2017: And the Winner is…

British writer Kazuo Ishiguro is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature…

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Word of the Day

October 5, 2017

Word of the Day – Verisimilitude

Verisimilitude (noun) ve-ris-im-il-i-tood The appearance of being true and real. Early 17th century: from Latin…

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Literary Awards Literature News

October 4, 2017

National Books Awards 2017: Finalists Revealed

The finalists for the National Book Awards 2017 have been revealed today with 20 books…

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