Inspiring Older Readers
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You won’t find any books in the home of the one-eyed monster posted on 08 Dec 2017
I recently returned from quite an arduous trip abroad for work purposes and on my first evening back I really didn’t feel like doing much ...
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Once Upon a Time at Perrin’s House Residential and Nursing Care Home posted on 06 Dec 2017
Most people seem to enjoy listening to a well told story so why should it be any different for the elderly residents ....
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When ‘now’ books become ‘yesterday’s’ books posted on 28 Nov 2017
At some point in most academic semesters I begin to trawl through the books on my office shelves to weed out the stuff I’m unlikely to ever read again
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Reading Bernard MacLaverty posted on 26 Nov 2017
Guest writer, Alun Severn takes a look at the work of Belfast-born, Glasgow-based novelist and acclaimed short story writer Bernard MacLaverty
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Fond Memories of a Small Prairie Bookshop posted on 21 Nov 2017
This article first appeared in the Letterpress Project publication, Bookshop Memories Revisited
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Bookshop Memories : Hodges Figgis, Dublin, 1960-2 posted on 14 Nov 2017
This article originally appeared in the 2016 Letterpress Project publication 'Bookshop Memories Revisited'
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What shall I read next? posted on 05 Nov 2017
People who have never visited our house before are always surprised by how many books we’ve got – and we’ve got an awful lot to be fair.
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The play’s the thing…. posted on 30 Oct 2017
It’s been quite a long time since I last went to see a play being performed on stage.
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A Life With Books posted on 19 Oct 2017
I found this modest 27 page essay a haunting read – primarily because it contained so many echoes of my own relationship with books.
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In Search of George Gissing posted on 18 Oct 2017
When I left home for university in 1972 I had an old army holdall overstuffed with paperbacks