Inspiring Older Readers
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Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design posted on 27 Apr 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds Theo Inglis' feast of Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design an irresistible treat.
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The Overcoat posted on 15 Apr 2020
I might be wrong about this but I have the impression that the production of rather beautiful, individual editions of classic short stories ...
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Looking at The Non-Conformists posted on 13 Mar 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reviews a collection of photographs by Martin and Susie Parr that 'is elegantly produced and designed and flawlessly printed'.
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Shakespeare and Company: A history of the rag & bone shop of the heart posted on 17 Feb 2020
There are very few bookshops that become famous in their own right for being legendary institutions...
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Grieder meets the Maharajah posted on 14 Jan 2020
We found this 1969 publication in a charity shop and we took it away partly because of the striking illustrations ...
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The Life of Birds posted on 10 Dec 2019
Writing about the rich tradition of fairy tales that have used animals as surrogates for human beings...
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Rise Up! The Art of Protest posted on 07 Nov 2019
Jo Rippon has worked in with Amnesty International to develop a book, ostensibly for a teen market, that introduces its readers to the idea of protest.
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Wifredo Lam: The EY Exhibition posted on 05 Nov 2019
Sitting on its own in a box of assorted bric-a-brac outside a local junk shop I stumbled across a near perfect copy of this Tate Gallery publication
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England posted on 08 Oct 2019
John Burningham who died at the age of 82 in January 2019, was one of a golden generation of children’s book illustrators...
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The Making of Poetry posted on 27 Sep 2019
Literary biography and literary criticism can often be a difficult read if you’re not an avid student of those genres...