Inspiring Older Readers
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The Picture of Dorian Gray posted on 04 Aug 2017
I have always felt that one of the best things about Wilde’s only novel was the intemperate, frothing outrage it caused among contemporary book reviewers
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S is for Space posted on 01 Aug 2017
Ray Bradbury who died at the ripe old age of 91 in 2012 was American literary aristocracy.
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One For The Books posted on 29 Jul 2017
I remember reading and thoroughly enjoying Joe Queenan's newspaper columns back when big Sunday broadsheet newspapers seemed the height of sophistication.
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Larry McMurtry: ‘book rancher’ posted on 27 Jul 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Larry McMurtry's autobiographical reflections on his life in books.
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On Boxing posted on 21 Jul 2017
Even after reading Joyce Carol Oates’ book on what she sees as the ‘art’ of boxing, , I remain fundamentally puzzled....
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The Shining posted on 16 Jul 2017
This is the first Stephen King novel I’ve ever read.
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Refugee Tales II posted on 15 Jul 2017
This is the second volume of stories told by asylum seekers to poets and novelists , a format that is inspired by The Canterbury Tales.
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The Lost World of British Communism posted on 15 Jul 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads a political memoir that takes a rueful look back at the high-tide of British Communism.
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Lies of Silence posted on 13 Jul 2017
Lies of Silence by Brian Moore The fragility of the Good Friday power-sharing agreement which brought an end to the Troubles that so scarred Northern Irela
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On the Trail of the Waitaha posted on 11 Jul 2017
This fascinating travel book tells the story of the Waitaha people who have, in all likelihood, lived in Aotearoa for something like 5,000 years.