Inspiring Older Readers
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The Tender Hours of Twilight posted on 24 Dec 2015
Richard Seaver is a legend in the publishing and book editing world.
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Bedsit Disco Queen posted on 21 Dec 2015
The emergence of punk in 1976 changed the world for lots of unlikely people.
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1966 posted on 20 Dec 2015
Jon Savage’s mighty new book, 1966, confirms him as one of the premier documenters and analysts of twentieth century popular culture.
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Number 11 posted on 19 Dec 2015
We have enjoyed seeing Jonathan Coe talking about his work and reading extracts from his books on several occasions...
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Brokeback Mountain posted on 16 Dec 2015
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx The other day when I was browsing in a charity shop I came across a US first edition of Annie Proulx’s collection of Wyo
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A Clockwork Orange posted on 13 Dec 2015
A couple of years ago my much put-upon former doctoral supervisor, Mark Rawlinson, gave me a copy ...
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18 Bookshops posted on 12 Dec 2015
I suspect you may not have heard of Anne Scott, some time journalist and BBC Scotland broadcaster, but you might just possibly have heard of her son
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The Maltese Falcon posted on 08 Dec 2015
In truth I’m not much of a fan of detective or crime fiction. What I do read tends to be American...
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Put Out More Flags posted on 02 Dec 2015
I have to put my cards on the table - I really disliked this book and didn't finish it.
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Cults of Unreason posted on 01 Dec 2015
There are some books I return to on a regular basis and which I don’t feel I have to read from cover to cover.