August is Women in Translation month, every year readers and literary organisations around the world, discover, discuss and celebrate women writers in translation. Enjoy 10 Must Read Books for Women in Translation Month!
Evelyn Waugh was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books.. His most famous novel, Brideshead Revisited, was written while on leave from the army in 1945. Enjoy 5 Best Evelyn Waugh Books to Read!
Test your knowledge of classic fiction with The Really Old Book Quiz. For this quiz we’re rolling back the years with classic literature pre-18th Century. Enjoy!
The Booker Prize Longlist 2026 has just been announced. The longlist of 13 books – the ‘Booker Dozen’ – has been chosen by the judging panel and features novels from British, American, Irish, Jamaican, Mexican-British, Turkish-American and Scottish-American writers, a truly global list.
August is Women in Translation month, every year readers and literary organisations around the world, discover, discuss and celebrate women writers in translation. Enjoy 10 Must Read Books for Women in Translation Month!
Doctor Ox’s Experiment by Jules Verne was published in 1872. The novella describes an experiment by one Dr. Ox, and is inspired by the real or alleged effects of oxygen on living things
Evelyn Waugh was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books.. His most famous novel, Brideshead Revisited, was written while on leave from the army in 1945. Enjoy 5 Best Evelyn Waugh Books to Read!
The Signalman by Charles Dickens was first published as part of Mugby Junction, the 1866 Christmas edition of All the Year Round. It was titled “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signal-Man.”
Test your knowledge of classic fiction with The Really Old Book Quiz. For this quiz we’re rolling back the years with classic literature pre-18th Century. Enjoy!
Originally published in 1868, Aunt Kipp by Louisa May Alcott  is a lively tale of family comedy and inheritance, in which a spirited young woman named Polly must navigate the whims of a difficult rich aunt while longing for freedom and fun.Â
The Booker Prize Longlist 2026 has just been announced. The longlist of 13 books – the ‘Booker Dozen’ – has been chosen by the judging panel and features novels from British, American, Irish, Jamaican, Mexican-British, Turkish-American and Scottish-American writers, a truly global list.
Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick was first published in the January 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe. A cuckoo clock takes on a life of its own in this darkly ironic tale of jealousy and suburban dysfunction.
Quizlit’s Book of the Month August 2026 is the beautiful Whistler by Ann Patchett. Whistler is moving novel about family, love, and growing up by one of America’s finest writers.
Releasing this August we have a fascinating account of a tragic Everest expedition and a wonderful biography of Hannah Arendt. Enjoy 5 New Non Fiction Books Aug 2026!
