Dictionary wants to bring her pages to life but then a hungry alligator chasing a donut crashes into a queen who slips on ...

As the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary does not consider Y a vowel, the following two-letter vowel-less words are legal: by, hm, mm, my and sh. There are also 34 three-letter words ...

TEN Welsh words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary — including “sglods” for chips and “cawl”, a soup. Compilers have also included “twp”, which means stupid, in the respected ...

I probably spend at least an hour a day on online Scrabble. It’s important for a writer to keep expanding their vocabulary… 10.30pm: I head to bed. I don’t read enough books for pleasure ...

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Winter is here, which means it’s time to pick up a great book to get all cozy with (or, rather, sign up for audible to listen on the go). It’s never been a better time to pick up a new read ...

I cannot downsize my memories. Downsize is such a popular word today and usually interpreted as getting rid of things. That’s ...

The “X-Files” and “Sex Education” actress asked women around the world about their sexual fantasies and shares them in the new book “Want.” This splendid new account of the 40th ...

A massive, two-volume coffee table book revisits the heyday of classic Hollywood glamour as seen in Life magazine. By Gilbert Cruz In “On Freedom,” Timothy Snyder looks at what kinds of ...

These books dispense practical advice on managing one’s ambitions—or describe the dread of writer’s block with precision and humor. A short story has velocity and verve, and the best ones ...

There’s something magical about sharing a good book with a friend: From comparing notes on world-building to kvetching about lackluster endings or swooning over love interests, you can keep a ...

Have you ever read a children's book where the main character is… the book? Dictionary has noticed that even though her pages contain all the words that exist, she doesn’t really tell a story ...