About the Author

Susie Dent is the resident word expert in Dictionary Corner on C4's Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and has been on every programme about words: 15 x 15, Word of Mouth, and More or Less. Susie also writes regularly for the Radio Times, The Week Junior and The I, and her Word of the Day has attracted over 1,000,000 followers on Twitter.

Reviews

I love this book. Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent and nobody writes about it more entertainingly. This is a treat for every day of the year
*GYLES BRANDRETH*

Susie Dent is a national treasure
*RICHARD OSMAN*

A golden vaulted cave of fascinating and funny hidden gems for people who love words, for people who aren't that bothered about words and people who don't even really like words...and that is the magic of Susie Dent.
*JO BRAND*

Utterly addictive . . . unputdownable
*Daily Express*

Stuffed with delightful words . . . it'll keep Scrabble fanatics and wordsmiths entertained for hours
*Radio Times*

Entertaining
*Spectator*

Packed full of fascinating facts
*Sunday Express*

Magic
*Daily Mail*

You can pick it up and be absorbed for hours
*The Press (York)*