Inspiring Older Readers
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A Bookshop in Algiers posted on 05 Aug 2021
Edmond Charlot almost inadvertently became one of the heroes of 20th century book selling and publishing...
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Berlin Finale posted on 01 Aug 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn wrestles with Heinz Rein's post-war analysis of German rebuilding and the cost that Nazism exacted.
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle posted on 28 Jul 2021
I think it’s fair to say that Shirley Jackson’s literary reputation has never been higher than it is at the moment ...
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The Mystic Masseur posted on 25 Jul 2021
It’s been such a long time since I read one of Naipaul’s earlier novels that I’d forgotten that he can be such an entertainer...
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The Story of Classic Crime in 100 books posted on 19 Jul 2021
Back in 2014 The British Library launched its Classic Crime reprint series
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American Pulp posted on 14 Jul 2021
What was the impact of the cheap paperback on American popular culture in the 1950s?
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Unconditional Surrender posted on 11 Jul 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn completes his review of Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour trilogy.
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Amen and Out posted on 07 Jul 2021
The old cliché of the author who is a ‘writer’s writer’ – admired by their peers but not necessarily well-known to the wider public ...
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Officers and Gentlemen posted on 04 Jul 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn continue his reading of The Sword of Honour trilogy by tackling part two - Officers and Gentlemen
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Too Far To Walk posted on 30 Jun 2021
I rather stumbled onto this book by accident when I came across the Corgi paperback ....