Inspiring Older Readers
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Growing Up In A House Without Books posted on 07 Sep 2019
A summary of research published by the University of Nevada, Reno in 2010 ...
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Rereading Gulag literature posted on 26 Aug 2019
Guest writer, Alun Severn considers the literature that documents the era of Stalin's monstrous gulag prison camps
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The Power of Poetry posted on 18 Aug 2019
Guest author, comedy performance poet, author and entertainer, Neal Zetter shares his thoughts on the power of poetry
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Reading Chernobyl posted on 05 Aug 2019
Guest writer, Alun Severn reads two very different accounts of one of the most terrifying events of the late 20th century - the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
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Me, My Books and Walter Benjamin posted on 30 Jul 2019
We’ve been living in our current house for over a decade and I can feel that the itch to move on to something new and different is growing stronger...
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Appointment in Arezzo: A Friendship posted on 17 Jul 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn considers the pleasures and pitfalls of literary memoir with a specific focus on Alan Taylor's portrait of Muriel Spark
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The Sunne Rising posted on 01 Jul 2019
I can remember all too clearly the sense of gloom I experienced at the age of 17 when I saw the reading list for the ‘A’ level English Literature syllabus
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Just too many books? posted on 16 Jun 2019
This year's Hay book festival has come to an end and, for the first time in two or three years I didn't go to see anyone ....
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What Reading Means To Me posted on 13 Jun 2019
In a guest contribution, author, Kevin Cowdall writes about the endless possibilities a reading life provides...
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Bookshelf Remorse posted on 01 May 2019
I have a huge collection of books – in truth way more than I’ll ever be able to read before I die ...