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Word of the Day

September 20, 2016

Word of the Day – Timorous

Timorous (adj) tim-orr-us Showing a nervousness or lack of confidence. From late middle English 'feeling…

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Literature News Political Reading Habits

September 19, 2016

Jeremy Corbyn Discusses Books and Biscuits with Mumsnet

Labour leader and firebrand politician Jeremy Corbyn has been involved in a live Q&A over…

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Authors Children's Literature News

September 18, 2016

City of the Unexpected turns Cardiff into Dahlesque Extravaganza

As everyone surely now knows, this week marked 100 years since Roald Dahl was born…

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Children's Literature News

September 17, 2016

Famous Five Books Show Original is Best

Hatchette Does U-Turn on Revisions Language changes over time, social structures adjust, and what was…

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News Video

September 17, 2016

A Street Cat Named Bob Movie Trailer Released

A Street Cat Named Bob is one of those books I’ve been meaning to read…

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Culture Literary Places News

September 15, 2016

UNESCO World Book Capital 2018 Announced

Every year, UNESCO names one city as the ‘World Book Capital’ for that year, the…

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Word of the Day

September 15, 2016

Word of the Day – Juxtapose

Juxtapose (verb) juks-ta-poe-s To place close together, especially for comparison or for contrasting effect. From…

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Bookshops Literary Awards News

September 14, 2016

First Bookshop Day and a New Literary Award from BAMB

BAMB, or Books Are My Bag is the campaign from the Booksellers Association (BA) helping…

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Literary Awards News

September 14, 2016

Man Booker Prize Shortlist 2016 Revealed

Back in July, the Man Booker Longlist was revealed, and instantly criticised for lacking diversity…

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Authors Culture Language News

September 13, 2016

OED Adds Six ‘Dahlesque’ Words for Centenary

The whole world has gone crazy for the biggest Roald Dahl Day ever, as we…

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