Inspiring Older Readers
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The Lie Tree posted on 15 Mar 2016
I usually try to avoid looking at reviews before writing my own but must confess...
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Living, loving and crying with Jude the Obscure posted on 12 Mar 2016
This is the second instalment of a series of pieces reflecting on books that changed my life
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Updike’s short stories posted on 10 Mar 2016
By the time he died, aged 76, in January 2009, John Updike’s position in the pantheon of great American writers was not unchallenged
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Bell's Eye posted on 08 Mar 2016
The greatest satirists seem to be able to capture the spirit of the age and are capable of shaping the cultural landscape as well as reflecting it.
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Faber & Faber : Eighty Years Of Book Cover Design posted on 06 Mar 2016
This fabulous book was published in 2009 to celebrate Faber and Faber's 80th anniversary
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The Suffolk Anthology, Cheltenham posted on 05 Mar 2016
I've got nothing but admiration for anyone who has enough belief and bottle to open a new independent bookshop.
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The Big Sleep posted on 05 Mar 2016
Lean and mean, this is probably my favourite Chandler novel.
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Reconsidering Nabokov’s Lolita posted on 04 Mar 2016
A guest review from Alun Severn who ponders the quality and value of Nabokov's tale of paedophilia
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Bookworm, Tewkesbury posted on 02 Mar 2016
Bookworm on the High Street in Tewkesbury is a charity bookshop but it's a bit different from the usual sort.
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New friendships, frozen playing fields and Under Milk Wood posted on 02 Mar 2016
I was not a sporty boy at school. No, that’s not right – I was not a sport-playing boy at school.