Inspiring Older Readers
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As Kingfishers Catch Fire posted on 17 Dec 2017
It’s not the least bit surprising to discover that the combination of Alex Preston’s words and Neil Gowers artwork landed As Kingfishers Catch Fire a ...
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Stet posted on 16 Dec 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn celebrates the 100th birthday of Diana Athill with a review of her memoir of the publishing industry
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Life and Punctuation…? posted on 15 Dec 2017
I rather liked the overall design of these two rather unusual, slim books – there was something in their clean lines and brevity that appealed to me.
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The Mediterranean posted on 13 Dec 2017
This is one of the most powerful and emotional books about refugees and asylum-seekers that I have ever read.
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Paris Interzone posted on 12 Dec 2017
Paris has exercised an extraordinary influence on the imagination of writers ...
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Myra Breckinridge posted on 10 Dec 2017
I’ve always found Gore Vidal a slightly troublesome character. At his best he’s witty, engaging, intelligent and sharp ...
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Kitchen Confidential posted on 10 Dec 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn looks at the book that launched the notion of 'gonzo' cookery..
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Romantic Moderns posted on 08 Dec 2017
In the years between the end of World War One and the start of World War Two a new artistic and cultural sensibility swept across Europe.
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Moments of Being posted on 06 Dec 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Virginia Woolf's short collection of biographical essays that cast a light on the writer's development and state of mind.
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Means-Test Man posted on 05 Dec 2017
Published in 1935, Walter Brierley’s Means-Test Man was, by 1939, considered as essential to understanding the working class experiences