Last night’s abandoned Litopia After Dark (only the second time in our two year history) demonstrates the saying: “I.T. happens”. However, yesterday’s loss is today’s gain as we take this opportunity to produce a specially-extended …
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The Writer Exciter: Possessive Apostrophes & Other Relationship Problems
This week’s show (or weeks’ show?) is all about relationship problems – what do you do when an apostrophe simply gets too possessive? It could all end in tears; but luckily for us, agony grammarian …
The Debriefer: Girl, You’re No Madonna
David Baldacci… Lindsay Lohan… and the entire nation of France… all grist to The Debriefer’s mill as we once again report from that strange place in spacetime where publishing and the law converge…
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In Memoriam Sid Fleischman
To celebrate the life of Newbery Medal-winning author Sid Fleischman, we are re-broadcasting his interview with Donna Ballman that we first aired some two years ago. Sid was an inspiration for many authors. In addition …
The Writer Exciter: Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns are who, whom, which, whose, and that. The two that cause the most trouble are that and which… do you know the difference? In this show, Eve reveals a foolproof method of always …
The Debriefer: Dark Side of the Oscars
Was JK Rowling snubbed by this year’s Oscars – or vice versa? And the dark side of the movie industry’s awards ceremony is… big ticket litigation! Where there’s a hit, there’s a writ…
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The Debriefer: Shouting Fire in a Crowded Theater
Threatening the president… online newspapers… and giraffe attacks… all part of the rich tapestry that is today’s Debriefer. To what extent should you be allowed to shout fire in a crowded theater? The phrase refers …
A Date With Nemesis
It’s time for another chat with John Quirk – the writer from the Isle of Man (a small island 32 miles long & 14 miles wide in the Irish sea) who is taking his …
The Debriefer: Inside The Subduction Zone
Don’t like that snippy book review you got? No problem! Sue the bastards (in France) for criminal libel! Or maybe you’ve just been sued for libel in the infamous British courts? Easy! Simply move to …
Advice for the Lovelorn
To split, or not to split…that is the question on this edition of The Writer Exciter. Should an adverb get in the way of true grammatical perfection? There are so many reasons to stay together… …
The Writer Exciter: Affairs of the Colon
Do you know your colon from your semicolon? It’s not just a matter of comma vs full stop, you know. Eve Harvey delves into the inner workings of all things colonic… and Peter Cox …
The Debriefer: Billionaire Fireman Cowboy with a Heart of Gold
What do women really want? Harlequin publishers actually appear to know – and it usually involves a terribly scarred man with a compelling physical presence, blazing with an internal fire women long to be scorched …
Introducing The Writer Exciter
Say hello to Eve Harvey in her new incarnation – the Writer Exciter. Every week, we aim to add impact to your syntax, and glamour to your grammar! Featuring the Writing Rules (you bend ‘em, …
The First Modern Poem
What would you consider to be the first modern poem? There can never be a definitive answer, but in today’s extended Litopia Daily, we’re going to hear John Simopoulos, Dean of Degrees at St Catherine’s …
The Debriefer: Shock Treatment
Watch your buttons… Macmillan have a change of heart over their e-book royalties… and why reluctant child readers should study graphic serial killer books that are full of bad language… shock the little darlings into …
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