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Word of the Day

April 13, 2017

Word of the Day – Jettatura

Jettatura (noun) jeta-too-ra The evil eye; bad luck. 19th century, etymology unknown. First seen in…

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Quotations

April 12, 2017

8 Brilliant Witticisms from Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett (13 April, 1906 – 22nd December, 1989) was an Irish author, novelist, playwright,…

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Word of the Day

April 12, 2017

Word of the Day – Fanfaronade

Fanfaronade (noun) fan-faron-ayd Arrogant or boastful talk. From the French fanfaron, braggart. Fanfaronade has the…

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Literary Awards News

April 11, 2017

Colson Whitehead Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2017

Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad has been one of the most talked about books of…

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Word of the Day

April 11, 2017

Word of the Day – Jejune

Jejune (adj) je-jew-n Naive, simplistic and superficial. From the Latin jenunus, literally 'barren', not intellectually…

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News Television

April 10, 2017

Filming Starts for BBC Adaptation of The Miniaturist

A few months ago the BBC announced that they had bought the rights for the…

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Word of the Day

April 10, 2017

Word of the Day – Cockamamie

Cockamamie (adj) cok-a-may-mee Ridiculous; implausible. Chiefly North American, first used in the 1940s. (more…)

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Word of the Day

April 9, 2017

Word of the Day – Canoodle

Canoodle (verb) can-oo-dl To kiss and cuddle amorously. First used mid 19th century, US origins.…

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Authors Literary Awards News

April 7, 2017

Self Published Authors Encouraged to Submit for Young Writer Award

Self published authors are often forgotten when it comes to literary awards, and that’s why…

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Word of the Day

April 7, 2017

Word of the Day – Edacious

Edacious (adj) ee-day-shus Relating to, or given to eating. From Latin 'edare' to eat. What…

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