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Literature

May 26, 2015

80 Years of Little Black Classics: Paperbacks for 80p

80 Books for 80p! The Penguin paperback is iconic and when launched back in 1935,…

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Word of the Day

May 25, 2015

Word of the Day – Agrestic

Agrestic (adj) (literary) ag-rest-ik Relating to the countryside, rural. From the Latin agr- field. What…

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Word of the Day

May 24, 2015

Word of the Day – Apophthegm

Apophthegm (noun) ape-them A concise saying or maxim, an aphorism. I have to say I…

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Discussion and Recommendations

May 21, 2015

21 YA Fantasy Novels for the TBR Pile

Someone emailed me and asked for some YA (Young Adult) polls, and as always we…

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Word of the Day

May 20, 2015

Word of the Day – Tatterdemalion

Tatterdemalion (adj) tate-dem-al-ean Dilapidated, unkempt, tattered and uncared for. Also (noun) an unkempt person. Just…

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Word of the Day

May 18, 2015

Word of the Day – Askance

Askance (adverb) a-skans A look of disapproval or suspicion. Showing disapproval in one's attitude. (more…)

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Discussion and Recommendations

May 18, 2015

5 Books to get Caught Dead Reading

For most of us dying in the middle of a book we are enjoying, or…

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Language

May 17, 2015

15 Words That Don’t Translate Into English

The English language contains over a million words so it seems hard to believe that…

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Your Photos

May 17, 2015

29 Brilliant Literary Tattoos

I posted a picture a few days ago of a literary tattoo, prompting many of…

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Word of the Day

May 16, 2015

Word of the Day – Nebulous

Nebulous (adj) neb-ool-us In the form of a cloud. Hazy and unclear. Great word and…

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