Inspiring Older Readers
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Finding John Lehmann at the bottom of a box posted on 07 Sep 2017
Most compulsive book collectors (guilty!) know some of the legendary stories of unexpected or serendipitous finds
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Murder and Misogyny posted on 26 Aug 2017
For a long time one of my guilty pleasures has been reading crime thrillers and watching the TV adaptations.
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A visit to the American Writers Museum, Chicago, USA posted on 20 Aug 2017
Take a walk south down North Michigan Avenue and you’d be forgiven if you drifted straight past the newly opened American Writers Museum.
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It’s a kind of magic posted on 09 Aug 2017
In his 2012 publication, One For the Books, Joe Queenan says this.......
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Taking a trip to the Invisible Library posted on 02 Aug 2017
The other day when I had way too much time on my hands I was grazing on some book-related websites ...
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Larry McMurtry: ‘book rancher’ posted on 27 Jul 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Larry McMurtry's autobiographical reflections on his life in books.
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Dying without a strategic plan posted on 23 Jul 2017
I read a lot of books about books, book collecting and the people who collect or sell books – it’s become a bit of a nerdy obsession.
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A Little Bit of This and A Little Bit of That posted on 18 Jul 2017
What do you think of the prose anthology?
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The Gold Leaf : A perfect second hand bookshop? posted on 09 Jul 2017
When I’ve got the odd hour to fill and I’m not wrapped up with reading anything that demands all my time...
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The Friends of the National Libraries posted on 29 Jun 2017
Guest contributor, Linda Hart, asks if you ever wondered why so much of our literary heritage has ended up abroad and what we can do about it.