Inspiring Older Readers
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Jane Austen: Sorry, but I just don’t get it posted on 31 May 2017
My time at university as an English Literature undergraduate student now feels so distant that I don’t have many memories I can wholly trust
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The Hay Literary Festival 29th May : witnessing something special posted on 30 May 2017
Anyone who regularly attends events at literary festivals will have become accustomed to being part of an audience ...
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Ghost Milk: Calling Time on the Grand Project posted on 29 May 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Iain Sinclair's book that focuses on "the craven greed and vanity of ‘grand projects’ "
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The Hay Literary Festival, Sunday 28th May : The day of the raconteur posted on 28 May 2017
There’s absolutely no reason to assume that your favourite writers are also good at talking about their work.
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Hurry On Down posted on 27 May 2017
You’ve got to feel sorry for poor old John Wain. His reputation as a writer has metaphorically slipped down the back of the literary sofa..
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After The Off posted on 25 May 2017
There’s always a risk in bringing two very different masters in their own form together ...
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Evesham Festival of Words to launch festival bookshop posted on 24 May 2017
Authors will be signing books and chatting with readers as part of an Evesham festival event.
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Philip Larkin, the Marvell Press and Me posted on 22 May 2017
This is one of those unexpected week-end reads – a book I’d never heard of before that I picked up on a whim ...
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I really should be reading more poetry posted on 20 May 2017
When I was about 16 I started to develop the idea that I would have a career, or rather, a future in literature.
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The Atmospheric Railway: new and selected stories posted on 19 May 2017
I suspect that Shena Mackay would be described as a writers writer...