Inspiring Older Readers
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The Evenings posted on 05 Dec 2016
This novel is generally thought to be a classic of post-war Dutch literature ...
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Veering North-Easterly posted on 04 Dec 2016
Veering North-Easterly : Poems by Kevin Crossley-Holland, Paintings by Gillian Crossley-Holland This elegant little gem of a book brings together former hu
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Chicago Poems posted on 29 Nov 2016
I doubt very much whether the poetry of Carl Sandburg has ever featured prominently on the literature curricula of schools ...
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This House Is Haunted posted on 27 Nov 2016
Boyne is an accomplished author of novels for both adults and younger readers ....
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City Boy posted on 25 Nov 2016
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn, rereads a slice of Edmund White's memoirs.
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The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum posted on 23 Nov 2016
I wonder how widely read Heinrich Böll is these days?
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Austin Osman Spare : The life and legend of London’s lost artist posted on 17 Nov 2016
Some people seem to live their fame backwards, if you see what I mean.
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One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich posted on 14 Nov 2016
There can be few first novels that have caused a bigger literary and political sensation that One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich when it was published
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Women and Ghosts posted on 09 Nov 2016
I’ve always been a little surprised that I like the work of the Chicago born Alison Lurie quite so much.
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How Change Happens posted on 06 Nov 2016
A review by guest author, Kieran Breen