Word Forward VA

27/04/2026

I borrowed a couple of Jodie Picoult books from the library. Both had pencil edits. I could never bring myself to mark up a published book, especially a library one, but I completely understand the urge to 😊

14/07/2025

In the country Victorian town of Hamilton, nearly 300 kilometres west of Melbourne, a group of men meet in their local pub once a month to talk about the latest novel they are reading.

Farmer Jack Kennedy, who formed the Hamilton branch of the Tough Guy Book Club nearly five years ago, grew up feeling like it was not normal for men to read books.

"[Fiction] is a great way to build empathy in men, when they're reading through someone else's eyes," Mr Kennedy said.

"It's a really important thing for men's mental health."

But according to data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) that was published last year, Australians are reading less.

That was especially true for men.

Full story here:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-14/australians-especially-men-are-reading-less-than-ever-before/105422070?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

02/04/2025

24/01/2024

Hello, I'm a member of a volunteer group, a community band, who are looking to update their website. I no longer build websites but I have volunteered to maintain it. No e-commerce but need hosting, around 5 email address and the ability to self update events calendar, add photos etc. Can anyone provide a rough quote? They are hoping to get a grant to cover costs.

26/11/2022

Follow the Goodwill Librarian on Instagram!

(Source: Jonathan Edward Durham)

06/11/2022

Silly Linguistics magazine: A magazine for language lovers everywhere https://bit.ly/3CTPDaD

16/10/2022

We're Doing It Again - Enter to Win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet! by BookDoggy. Hosted by KingSumo Giveaways

30/08/2022

My pile of read books with my new read at the front 😆 we started delivering Spring in Macarthur yesterday.
Sorry Camden - you normally get the magazine first but we had to switch the days this time. Your famous Main Street will see Spring in Macarthur on Thursday (tomorrow).

26/08/2022

Why would you want to get away from a gold brick?!

23/08/2022

📚 A town known as the “town of books”, Hay-on-Wye is located on the Welsh / English border in the United Kingdom and is a bibliophile’s sanctuary. 📚