Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016: The Winners and Honours Children's LiteratureLiterary AwardsNews August 19, 2016 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016: The Winners and Honours The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) formed in 1945 and is a not for… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Pantagruelian Word of the Day August 19, 2016 Word of the Day – Pantagruelian Pantagruelian (adj) (rare) pan-ta-groo-el-ee-an Enormous From late 17C, Pantagruelian, after the eponymous giant in Rabelais's… Kath 0 Love1
The Cultural Toll of the Syrian War CultureNewsPolitical August 18, 2016 The Cultural Toll of the Syrian War The human cost of the conflict in Syria cannot be denied, but after an airstrike… Kath 0 Love0
Crime Writer Shuts down Sexist Troll, Becomes Instant Hero AuthorsNews August 18, 2016 Crime Writer Shuts down Sexist Troll, Becomes Instant Hero I do love Twitter and the world of social media, for one it allows us… Kath 0 Love0
Three New Short Stories from the Potterverse Children's LiteratureNew ReleasesNews August 17, 2016 Three New Short Stories from the Potterverse It’s been an exciting year to be a Harry Potter fan! First we had the… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Orrery Word of the Day August 17, 2016 Word of the Day – Orrery Orrery (noun) o-rer-ee A clockwork model of the solar system, or just the sun, earth… Kath 0 Love0
Pulp The Classics turn classics into fun pulp fiction NewsThe Classics August 16, 2016 Pulp The Classics turn classics into fun pulp fiction I’m a bit of a fan of the book cover, and I love retro covers… Kath 0 Love1
James Tait Black Awards 2016 Announced Literary AwardsNews August 16, 2016 James Tait Black Awards 2016 Announced The James Tait Black Award is Britain’s longest running literary award, founded up by the… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Funambulist Word of the Day August 16, 2016 Word of the Day – Funambulist Funambulist (noun) few-nam-boo-list A tightrope walker. From French/Latin funis 'rope' + ambulare 'to walk' (more…) Kath 0 Love0
Literary Road Trip: West Country Murder Mystery Weekend Literary Places August 15, 2016 Literary Road Trip: West Country Murder Mystery Weekend Murder Mystery weekends are quite the thing aren’t they? You head off to a scenic… Kath 0 Love0