Inspiring Older Readers
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The Sellout posted on 23 Dec 2016
Being the first novel by a US author to win the Booker Prize was always likely to be a mixed blessing for the writer.
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King Leopold’s Ghost posted on 16 Dec 2016
Guest writer, Alun Severn reads about the dreadful consequences of unfettered colonial power
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Wicked Company : Freethinkers and Friendship in Pre-Revolutionary Paris posted on 12 Dec 2016
I feel slightly hesitant to be enthusiastically recommending a book about the influence of the European Enlightenment in 18th century France
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Silent Quarter posted on 08 Dec 2016
It’s no secret that new artists and writers struggle to get their work published – however creative and accomplished they are.
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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?