Inspiring Older Readers
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Titus Groan posted on 01 Jan 2017
Writing in an article carried by The Guardian newspaper in 2014, novelist Marcus Sedgwick waxed lyrical about his love for Mervyn Peake
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Ken Spelman Books, York posted on 30 Dec 2016
You'll find Ken Spelman Booksellers in Micklegate which I think must be a pretty trendy part of York ...
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From Roald Dahl to Alan Garner posted on 30 Dec 2016
Yesterday evening I spent time with Michael Peach, an elderly retired architect who lives in a splendid Hobbit- like house ...
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Shakespeare and Company, Paris: A History of the Rag & Bone Shop of the Heart posted on 29 Dec 2016
I guess that all obsessives have their iconic destinations
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Whit posted on 28 Dec 2016
Prior to his untimely death from an aggressive cancer in 2013, I would make a point of trying to read any new releases by Iain Banks ..
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Foot Loose and Fancy Free posted on 27 Dec 2016
There can’t be many people who don’t allow themselves the occasional fantasy about what they would do if time and money was no object.
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The Little Apple Bookshop, York posted on 26 Dec 2016
This is a quirky little independent book shop situated on High Petergate and only a minute or two from the Minster.
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Orwell's Nose posted on 25 Dec 2016
The writing of George Orwell has been a constant in my life for as long as I’ve been a serious reader...
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Amis vs Barnes – history in the novel posted on 23 Dec 2016
Guest writer, Alun Severn ponders how two contemporary giants of the British novel have tackled thorny issues of Soviet history
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The Sellout posted on 23 Dec 2016
Being the first novel by a US author to win the Booker Prize was always likely to be a mixed blessing for the writer.