Inspiring Older Readers
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Beyond Jazz: Plink, Plonk & Scratch – the Golden Age of Free Music in London 1966-1972 posted on 14 Feb 2016
A guest book review by Alun Severn. A overview of 'free music' - no, not the stuff you illegally download....
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Carol posted on 14 Feb 2016
Over the past month several people whose opinions I respect have told me that the recently released movie of Carol is a fabulous experience
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Mother, Lover, Brother posted on 11 Feb 2016
Here’s an old chestnut to ponder over : are song lyrics poetry?
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The Book Thief posted on 07 Feb 2016
When the book was published in the UK in 2007 it was on the back of quite a lot of hype ...
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Winter Pollen posted on 05 Feb 2016
A guest book review from Alun Severn... Reading poetry is an acquired skill, but one that needs to be kept up...
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Used and Rare: Travels In The Book World posted on 03 Feb 2016
I approached this book with the same mixture of fascination and trepidation I imagine a moth would have.......
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One Good Turn : A Jolly Murder Mystery posted on 30 Jan 2016
I consume an awful lot of detective fiction. I say ' consume' because most of it is pretty easy escapist reading...
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The Rose Garden posted on 29 Jan 2016
I bought this book of short stories last summer in Charlotte, USA, where the works of Maeve Brennan seem to be considerably more popular
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On The Beach posted on 25 Jan 2016
Somehow I’ve grown up thinking of Nevil Shute as a plodding second division author.
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The English Ghost: spectres through time posted on 21 Jan 2016
I have to admit that I was prompted to read this book by David Bowie. Well, actually more by some of Bowie’s obituaries...