This is a beautiful book for any age about the origins of the Oxford English Dictionary. A young girl is raised in the Scriptorium, where all words are collected, defined, and written into the Great Dictionary. Some characters in the book are fictional and some are based on real people who undertook this enormous task. In the process of collection and definition, some words particular to women are lost.

Pip Williams – The Read

Pip Williams – The Interview

Recorded at Storyfest 2022