Inspiring Older Readers
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Butcher's Crossing posted on 29 Jun 2016
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn, takes a look at John Williams' sometimes brutal novel of the West and finds echoes of Joseph Conrad.
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The Child That Books Built posted on 29 Jun 2016
Spufford sub-titles his book ‘A memoir of childhood and reading’
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The Book Collector posted on 27 Jun 2016
Alice Thompson has developed a reputation for producing unusual and challenging narratives
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The joys of reading in bed posted on 26 Jun 2016
I've always thought that this modest little phrase is more redolent of indulgence than almost any other I can think of.
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Spray It Loud posted on 26 Jun 2016
Travel back to the febrile political environment of the early Thatcher years.
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Claudine's House posted on 25 Jun 2016
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn, takes a look at a writer at the peak of her powers.
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Atkinson and Duffy turn out for tenth Wimbledon BookFest posted on 25 Jun 2016
The line up for the tenth annual Wimbledon BookFest has been announced
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The Plague (Le Peste) posted on 24 Jun 2016
When the rats start to leave the cellars and sewers and drop dead, the population of Oran in Algeria is puzzled but not unduly upset
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An Interview With Chris Collett posted on 23 Jun 2016
An interview with Chris Collett
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It's all writ out for you: the art of Scottie Wilson posted on 22 Jun 2016
There's nothing I love more than stumbling across a book I didn't know existed