Inspiring Older Readers
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Bookaholic or bibliomaniac? I think I know where I stand. posted on 29 Mar 2017
My name is Terry and I’m a bookaholic. There, I’ve said it.
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Charles E. Tuttle : Opening a window on Japanese literature posted on 15 Mar 2017
The news that Haruki Murakami has just published a new novel in his native Japan has set the literary world agog with expectation.
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It’s an amazing, creepy world posted on 08 Mar 2017
It’s an amazing, creepy world I’ve never been a fan of American superhero comics.
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The archaeology of working class writing : part seven Flora Thompson posted on 28 Feb 2017
The first half a dozen articles in the series have focused largely on writers that have virtually no public profile
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Wouldn't you like to be a librarian? posted on 22 Feb 2017
I've lost count of the number of people who have asked me this over the years.
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At the meeting point between literature and life posted on 14 Feb 2017
Sometimes a fictional book comes to life before my eyes - and it isn't necessarily a good experience.
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Harvey O’Connor posted on 08 Feb 2017
Watching and listening to the coverage of Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States ...
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Spending a penny posted on 25 Jan 2017
I have recently been compiling reading lists for students who will be starting modules I teach in the coming semester.
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William McIlvanney posted on 10 Jan 2017
I recently wrote a review of Ian Rankin’s early novel starring DI John Rebus, Hide & Seek.
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From Roald Dahl to Alan Garner posted on 30 Dec 2016
Yesterday evening I spent time with Michael Peach, an elderly retired architect who lives in a splendid Hobbit- like house ...