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Word of the Day

May 14, 2016

Word of the Day – Corposant

Corposant (noun) (archaic) cor-pez-ant An instance of St Elmo's Fire appearing on the mast or…

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Authors Quotations

May 13, 2016

10 Daphne Du Maurier Quotes that Make Rebecca Timeless

Born on 13th May 1907 Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning was an English author…

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Authors Quotations

May 13, 2016

5 Geek Love Quotes to Honour Katherine Dunn

Today we heard the news that best-selling author, poet, and speaker Katherine Dunn died on…

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Reading Habits

May 12, 2016

How Losing My Reading Buddy has Affected My Reading

The Worst Reading Rut of All Time Many, many years ago when I was 22,…

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Word of the Day

May 12, 2016

Word of the Day – Palooka

Palooka (noun) pa-lu-ka A stupid uncouth person, a lout. Chiefly North American, first recorded use…

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Quizzes

May 11, 2016

QUIZ! Really Long Titles in Literature, a Brainteaser about Fifteen Books with Really Long Names

Shakespeare said that ‘brevity is the soul of wit’ – perhaps some of these authors…

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Discussion and Recommendations

May 11, 2016

15 of Your Favourite Memoirs, Written by Men

For our latest poll we asked you for your favourite memoirs, but unlike our previous…

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Word of the Day

May 11, 2016

Word of the day – Gourmandise

Gourmandise (verb) ger-man-deez To eat good food, especially to excess. What a very posh way…

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Video

May 10, 2016

Frozen Parody – Bring them Back (overdue library books)

Is there a library book from your past lurking on one of your bookshelves? The…

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Word of the Day

May 10, 2016

Word of the Day – Cacoethes

Cacoethes (noun) kak-oh-ee-thees The urge to do something ill-advised I suffer with this one quite…

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