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Literary Awards Literature

June 7, 2018

Women’s Prize for Fiction Winner is Announced.

Following the Women's Prize for Fiction longlist announcement on International Women’s Day 2018, and then the…

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Authors Literature

June 7, 2018

Were Roald Dahl and Terry Pratchett pen-pals?

When he was young Terry Pratchett worked as a reporter for the Bucks Free Press. On…

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Literary Events Literature

May 30, 2018

Famous Authors Are Donating Thousands of Books to Help Support Oxfam

Margaret Atwood, Paula Hawkins, Neil Gaiman and Robert Webb are among a plethora of authors…

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Literature New Releases

May 27, 2018

Mr Men books for grown ups: because nothing is sacred anymore

Mr Men and Little Miss books have been in our lives since 1971 and are…

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Literature The Classics

May 26, 2018

18 Iconic Book Covers

Have you ever read a book simply because you liked the cover art? If so,…

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Literature

May 23, 2018

Word of the Day – Badinage

Badinage (noun) ba-din-ahj Humorous or witty conversation. Mid 17th century: from French, from badiner ‘to…

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Authors Literature

May 18, 2018

Stephen King Offers Free Short Story

One of our favourites here at For Reading Addicts is murder-mayhem-maestro Stephen King. From his…

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Literature Word of the Day

May 15, 2018

Word of the Day – Effulgent

Effulgent (adj) ef-ul-jent Shining brightly; radiant. / (of a person or their expression) emanating joy…

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Libraries Literature

May 14, 2018

Hilariously Unfortunate Library Label Placements

Library labels and book store stickers are often placed randomly by an overworked and underpaid…

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Culture Literature News Political

May 9, 2018

Women’s Storybook Project Celebrates 15 Years of Helping Incarcerated Mothers Read to Their Children

For the past 15 years, the Women's Story Book Project of Texas has been helping…

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