Inspiring Older Readers
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The Illustrated Dust jacket 1920 – 1970 posted on 29 Oct 2017
It’s not very often that I squeak out aloud when I find a new book on the shelves ....
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The Strange Library posted on 17 Oct 2017
So another year slips past and once again, much to the chagrin and puzzlement of his fans, Haruki Murakami doesn’t get the Nobel prize for literature.
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The Modern Rake’s Progress posted on 15 Oct 2017
Published in 1934 this slender satirical tale from Rebecca West ....
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Penguin by Illustrators posted on 08 Oct 2017
Guest writer, Alun Severn revels in a book singing the praises of some Penguin paperback illustrators
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C.R.W. Nevinson: This Cult of Violence posted on 30 Sep 2017
Christopher (usually known by the initials C.R.W.) Nevinson (1889 – 1946) was one of the best regarded but most controversial British artists
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Extinct Boids posted on 24 Sep 2017
In the world of illustration what does the name Ralph Steadman bring to mind?
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A new edition of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood posted on 13 Sep 2017
I have written before about the fact that I think that the publishing industry has responded to the digital threat by really substantially upping its game.
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Dotter of her Father’s Eyes posted on 10 Sep 2017
I’m not, by temperament, a reader of graphic novels ...
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Songs of the Garden posted on 02 Sep 2017
Comparatively little is known about the life of the great Japanese artist Utamaro (1750 – 1806) ...
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Edward Gorey: His book cover art & design posted on 17 Aug 2017
Edward Gorey died in 2000 at the age of 75 and I think it’s fair to say that he’s now a bigger cult figure than he was even when he was alive ...