Inspiring Older Readers
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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.
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One For The Books posted on 29 Jul 2017
I remember reading and thoroughly enjoying Joe Queenan's newspaper columns back when big Sunday broadsheet newspapers seemed the height of sophistication.
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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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On Boxing posted on 21 Jul 2017
Even after reading Joyce Carol Oates’ book on what she sees as the ‘art’ of boxing, , I remain fundamentally puzzled....
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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 Shining posted on 16 Jul 2017
This is the first Stephen King novel I’ve ever read.
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Refugee Tales II posted on 15 Jul 2017
This is the second volume of stories told by asylum seekers to poets and novelists , a format that is inspired by The Canterbury Tales.
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The Works of James Joyce in a 10 Volume Box Set posted on 15 Jul 2017
I have to admit that this is a rather peculiar artefact but, as a great James Joyce fan, one I couldn’t resist.
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The Lost World of British Communism posted on 15 Jul 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads a political memoir that takes a rueful look back at the high-tide of British Communism.