Inspiring Older Readers
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On Poetry and Prophecy posted on 02 Nov 2016
On poetry and prophecy by Jonathan Taylor
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Hammershøi posted on 28 Oct 2016
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn rediscovers a painter that has found a new audience
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Just who was John Oliver Killens? posted on 13 Oct 2016
When I’m out and about book hunting I have a couple of categories of novels that I always keep an eye open for ...
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For Beginners : the best of graphic non-fiction posted on 08 Oct 2016
Over the past decade graphic novels and even some comics previously discounted or ignored ....
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Echoes Of A Death posted on 24 Sep 2016
I never tire of reading Helene Hanff’s love letters to the booksellers of Marks & Co in her slim volume, 84 Charing Cross Road.
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Rereading Ian McEwan posted on 14 Sep 2016
Regular guest contributor, Alun Severn, revisits the work of Ian McEwan
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The Archaeology of Working Class Writing : Part Five – Lewis Jones posted on 12 Sep 2016
The short but eventful life of Lewis Jones ( 1897 – 1939 ) deserves to be more widely celebrated than it is.
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Rereading Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam and thinking about its legacy posted on 08 Sep 2016
As the period of the last Labour government slips further into history...
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What ever happened to the prize book? posted on 02 Sep 2016
Rummaging through the shelves of second hand bookshops or the books in charity shops that sit in the ‘old and collectible’ sections
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Books in my life posted on 28 Aug 2016
A further contribution from author Chitra Soundar