Month: June 2016
Updated on July 23, 2016
Are these the best 75 books of the past 75 years?
Author Ann Patchett and her bookshop staff have chosen their favourite 75 books from the 1940s onwards – and it’s a cracking list. What do you think? And which titles would you add? Photograph by Caio Resende It’s a super quick… Read More
Updated on July 23, 2016
Tricky pronunciations and how to get them right
You say Dun Laoghaire, I say, er… From commonly mispronounced words to bonkers place names, here’s a list of tricky pronunciations that might just blow your mind Photograph by Alexis Brown If you read a lot, the chances are… Read More
Updated on July 23, 2016
Kids’ literary activities in London
We spent a few days in London over half term and managed to do some book-based activities. But who enjoyed them more – me or my children? Photographs via railwaychildrenlondon.com Following on from this post about literary social activities,… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2016
A quick guide to tenses
We get all flustered over terminology such as “past perfect continuous”, but tenses are easy – and useful – to understand. Here’s the full list of 12 with a quick explanation of each Photograph by Chris Lawton During the… Read More
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