Best New Books of April 2021
The 25 Best Books of April Will Take You Around the World (and Beyond)
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The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams is a book for anyone who loves words. Based on actual events, the story centres on Esme, the daughter of a male scholar who is helping to compile the Oxford English Dictionary. Esme soon notices her father and the other men are leaving out words related to women and common people, which prompts her to create a dictionary featuring all of the so-called objectionable words the scholars plan to omit.
Out April 6