Inspiring Older Readers
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The City posted on 12 Feb 2017
I love the work of this Swiss born Australian illustrator.
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Pincher Martin posted on 12 Feb 2017
When I'm doing book reviews for use on the Letterpress site I try and make it a rule ...
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The Vanishing Man: In Pursuit of Velazquez posted on 10 Feb 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn, reads the remarkable story of the great painter Velazquez and the largely unknown printer and bookseller, John Snare.
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The Oxford Literary Festival 2017 posted on 08 Feb 2017
Details of the Oxford Litrerary Festival - Saturday 25th March to Sunday 2nd April are now available.
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The Stratford-Upon- Avon Literary Festival 2017 posted on 08 Feb 2017
Details of the 2017 Stratford Upon Avon literary festival are now available.
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Harvey O’Connor posted on 08 Feb 2017
Watching and listening to the coverage of Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States ...
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The Grass Beneath The Wire posted on 07 Feb 2017
I make a point of trying to collect and read books by authors who come from what we might call in the current jargon 'outsider groups'
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Dadland posted on 07 Feb 2017
This is the special and very ambitious biography of Tom Carew, who was described by The Times of India as ‘Lawrence of Burma’
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The Roma Journeys posted on 04 Feb 2017
Has there been a more persecuted minority culture than the Roma?
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Reading Turgenev posted on 02 Feb 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn, considers two contrasting novellas from William Trevor