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Recommended read: "The City of Dreaming Books" by Walter Moers (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/13ykq) 8:31 AM Sep 14th from web
Today's word: "mendacious" - lying or untruthful. (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/tO7jt) 8:28 AM Sep 14th from web
Recommended read: "The Stolen Child" by Keith Donohue (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/2jdYZn) 9:35 AM Sep 6th from web
Today's word: "pastiche" : work that imitates or incorporates the styles of previous works. (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/kmxFe) 9:32 AM Sep 6th from web
Recommended read: "Wideacre" by Philippa Gregory (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/N4kpL) 4:42 PM Aug 31st from web
Today's word: "argot" - vocabulary used by a particular group (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/dWkHR) 4:41 PM Aug 31st from web
Recommended read: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/n93JB) 5:29 PM Aug 25th from web
Today's word: "inchoate" - partly in existence; formless (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/8MG9y) 5:28 PM Aug 25th from web
Recommended read: "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/1VpFy) 6:16 AM Aug 16th from web
Today's word: "dichotomy" - Division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions; duality (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/jSeyw) 6:16 AM Aug 16th from web
Recommended read: "The Reader" by Bernard Schlink (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/MJrVy) 3:28 PM Aug 10th from web
Today's word: "jejune" - uninteresting, dull (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/r5500 3:22 PM Aug 10th from web
Recommended read: "The Book of Shadows" by James Reese (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/4iIS7H) 8:35 AM Aug 4th from web
Today's word: "byword" - a frequently used word or phrase (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/ipNHI 8:32 AM Aug 4th from web
Today's word: "enmity": mutual hostility or ill-will (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/c5ncc 6:59 AM Jul 28th from web
Recommended read: "The Other Queen" by Philippa Gregory (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/olj9Q) 7:24 AM Jul 26th from web
Today's word: "vetted" - to evaluate by expert appraisal (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/4xZzQS 7:23 AM Jul 26th from web
Recommended read: "The Last Dickens" by Matthew Pearl (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/1RG8l5) 7:56 AM Jul 15th from web
Today's word: "periphrasis": using a longer phrase in place of a shorter one (Mirriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/8BOr6) 7:55 AM Jul 15th from web
@officialkathyg Re: Maggies "Bucket List" - One of the funniest episodes yet! (Kathy Griffin, My Life on the D-List) 7:52 AM Jul 8th from web in reply to kathygriffin