Inspiring Older Readers
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The archaeology of working class writing : Part Two – Harold Heslop posted on 17 Apr 2016
Researching the issue of working class writers in the first half of the twentieth century seems to always lead back to the issue of adult education
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Eustace Chisholm & The Works posted on 17 Apr 2016
James Purdy (1914 – 2009) is very much a writers writer – or, maybe for some, a fringe cult author.
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The Storyteller posted on 16 Apr 2016
This was a wise little story first told by a father to his young daughter many years ago. Original writing by Keiran Breen
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The archaeology of working class writing : Part One - Leslie Halward posted on 13 Apr 2016
The more digging you do to try and uncover the stories of working class writers, the more tasty little titbits you uncover.
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Narratives of a Negress posted on 12 Apr 2016
When I found this book I had no idea who Kara Walker was and I didn't recognise the style or any of the artworks
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The Ampersand posted on 11 Apr 2016
Jack Common has virtually disappeared from public view - a state of affairs that would have dismayed much of the literary establishment
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Camera in Paris posted on 10 Apr 2016
I was really fortunate to stumble across this 1949 copy of the Focal Press edition of Camera in Paris not so long ago
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Hay Festival: What you need to know posted on 08 Apr 2016
The Daily Telegraph which sponsors the Hay Book Festival has published a short article promoting the next even in May.
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Out of the Pit posted on 08 Apr 2016
I’m pretty sure that this 1951 novel by John Barclay Pick is currently out of print
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James Lee Burke’s Robicheaux novels posted on 07 Apr 2016
I’m not someone who finds reading sequences or series of books very enticing.