Inspiring Older Readers
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A Fire On The Moon posted on 29 Sep 2017
A couple of weeks ago we published a really excellent review of Mailer’s A Fire On The Moon by one of our regular guest reviewers, Alun Severn
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When Breath Becomes Air posted on 27 Sep 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reviews the emotional memoir of a brilliant surgeon and his untimely death.
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Look, I’m doing my best to find the right words….ok? Ok?... posted on 26 Sep 2017
Like me, you must have had times when you’ve been desperately trying to describe to someone just how fantastic an experience or place is.
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Time of Desecration posted on 25 Sep 2017
I have half a dozen of Moravia’s novels on my bookshelves but I must confess that it’s been the best part of 30 years since I last read one.
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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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Tobermory posted on 21 Sep 2017
This is the shortest of short stories but one that never fails to give me pleasure.
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The Day of the Locust posted on 20 Sep 2017
History has plenty to tell us about the kind of society we have today and Nathanael West’s icy little satire of Hollywood America...
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New Boy posted on 17 Sep 2017
I have always thought that Othello is a pretty unpleasant play about possessiveness and jealousy...
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A Fire on the Moon posted on 16 Sep 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds that 'a Fire on the Moon is an unforgettable experience'
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Black Swine In The Sewers of Hampstead posted on 14 Sep 2017
Thomas Boyle (not to be confused with the more high profile T.C. Boyle) is an American crime novelist......