Daphne Gray-Grant

Why we should worry about a decline in younger children using the library

Reading time: Less than 1 minute This is my weekly installment of “writing about writing,” in which I scan the world to find websites, books and articles to help other writers. Today I discuss a Guardian article about a 26% decline in younger children using the library… When my children were tikes, I used to take them to a “library day” […]

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What does “to harry” mean?

Reading time: Less than 1 minute Increase your vocabulary and you’ll make your writing much more precise. That’s why I provide a word of the week. Today’s word: to harry. The novel All The Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr, is one of the finest books I’ve read in years. Set during the time of the Second World War, the

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The downside to Facebook friends…

Reading time: Less than 1 minute Friendship is a gift but sometimes there’s a downside to Facebook friends… The recent terrorist attacks in Paris have raised a secondary issue relating to social media. Who are our “friends” and what do we expect of them? I’m not talking about countries here. Nor am I talking about political

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