My fellow Reading Addicts,
Have you ever felt like you just want the ground to open up and swallow you whole?
Have you made a quip that fell flat, or did something a bit odd and you weren’t quite sure why you did it?
Do you have nightmares about social gatherings and the pressures of societal norms?
Then these books are for you!
Disclaimer: unfortunately these are not real books.
I know, I wish they were too.

Word of the Day – Disparage
January 17, 2026
Word of the Day – Disparage
Word of the Day - Disparage (verb) dis-par-idj
Word of the Day – Multilateral
January 16, 2026
Word of the Day – Multilateral
Word of the Day - Multilateral (adj) mult-ee-lat-uh-rel
The National Trust Wants Us to Sit, Pause and Read in Its Historic Libraries
Imagine wandering through a grand old house, breathing in the history in every room, and…
Word of the Day – Inauspicious
January 15, 2026
Word of the Day – Inauspicious
Word of the Day - Inauspicious (adj) in-aws-pish-ush
Worcester Book Shop to host Charles Dickens Festival
January 14, 2026
Worcester Book Shop to host Charles Dickens Festival
Worcester bookshop, Script Haven, will host a festival celebrating the great writer, Charles Dickens, marking…
Word of the Day – Graupel
January 14, 2026
Word of the Day – Graupel
Word of the Day - Graupel (noun) grow-pel
Word of the Day – Spew
January 13, 2026
Word of the Day – Spew
Word of the Day - Spew (verb) spyoo
Word of the Day – Noxious
January 12, 2026
Word of the Day – Noxious
Word of the Day - Noxious (adj) nok-shus
FRA Book of the Year 2025 – plus the top ten (As Voted by You)
January 11, 2026
FRA Book of the Year 2025 – plus the top ten (As Voted by You)
Every year we read a lot of books, but the ones that really matter are…