Inspiring Older Readers
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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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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...