Inspiring Older Readers
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The Modern Rake’s Progress posted on 15 Oct 2017
Published in 1934 this slender satirical tale from Rebecca West ....
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Penguin by Illustrators posted on 08 Oct 2017
Guest writer, Alun Severn revels in a book singing the praises of some Penguin paperback illustrators
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C.R.W. Nevinson: This Cult of Violence posted on 30 Sep 2017
Christopher (usually known by the initials C.R.W.) Nevinson (1889 – 1946) was one of the best regarded but most controversial British artists
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Extinct Boids posted on 24 Sep 2017
In the world of illustration what does the name Ralph Steadman bring to mind?
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A new edition of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood posted on 13 Sep 2017
I have written before about the fact that I think that the publishing industry has responded to the digital threat by really substantially upping its game.
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Dotter of her Father’s Eyes posted on 10 Sep 2017
I’m not, by temperament, a reader of graphic novels ...
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Songs of the Garden posted on 02 Sep 2017
Comparatively little is known about the life of the great Japanese artist Utamaro (1750 – 1806) ...
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Edward Gorey: His book cover art & design posted on 17 Aug 2017
Edward Gorey died in 2000 at the age of 75 and I think it’s fair to say that he’s now a bigger cult figure than he was even when he was alive ...
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Remember the journey to School Integration posted on 07 Aug 2017
On 17th May 1954 the Supreme Court heard the case of Brown v Board of Education in Topeka ....
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Woodcuts posted on 30 Jul 2017
I am particularly fond of woodcuts as a method of illustration – they’re dramatic, often superbly expressive and devilishly difficult to do well.