Inspiring Older Readers
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Off the shelf: a celebration of bookshops in verse posted on 09 Sep 2016
I don’t know about you but I often find it quite difficult to make the transition from finishing one book to starting the next one.
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Rereading Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam and thinking about its legacy posted on 08 Sep 2016
As the period of the last Labour government slips further into history...
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A Death In The Family ( Part One of My Struggle) posted on 07 Sep 2016
When Knausgaard’s epic project of writing a life story that blurs the boundaries between autobiography and fiction first began to appear ...
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Refugees 1960 : A report in words and drawings posted on 04 Sep 2016
I really should start off by saying that this is much more a fascinating book than a beautiful book
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Neverwhere posted on 04 Sep 2016
There are some very special books that will stay with you forever and I think that this will be one of them.
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An Interview With Kevin Crossley-Holland posted on 03 Sep 2016
An Interview With Kevin Crossley-Holland
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We posted on 03 Sep 2016
For fans of dystopian literature, Yevgany Zamyatin’s 'We' has a legendary status
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The Middle Earth Festival posted on 02 Sep 2016
A family friendly annual event based around Sarehole Mill in Birmingham,the area that Tolkien lived and played.
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What ever happened to the prize book? posted on 02 Sep 2016
Rummaging through the shelves of second hand bookshops or the books in charity shops that sit in the ‘old and collectible’ sections
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Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh posted on 02 Sep 2016
Another superb, quirky bookshop that can be found in West Port, the traditional location for Edinburgh booksellers.