Inspiring Older Readers
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A Festival of Books, Chipping Camden posted on 08 May 2016
A Festival of Books is a specialist independent children's bookshop tucked away in the chocolate-box-pretty town of Chipping Camden
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Stuart: A life backwards posted on 04 May 2016
I first read Stuart : A Life Backwards in 2005 when it was first published and it has stuck with me ever since.
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The Red Hourglass posted on 04 May 2016
A guest review from Alun Severn that takes a look at a book that redefines the phrase 'red in tooth and claw'
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Werner Bischof posted on 01 May 2016
I feel slightly shamefaced in admitting that I knew hardly anything about Werner Bischof before I picked up this Thames and Hudson collection
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Love Lies Bleeding posted on 01 May 2016
When I first encountered the novels of Edmund Crispin I just couldn't get enough of them.
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Kith: The Riddle of the Childscape posted on 28 Apr 2016
Occasionally there are books which you feel obliged to read for professional reasons but which break the bounds of the mundane
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Greenwich Book Festival 2016 Line-Up Confirmed posted on 27 Apr 2016
Now in its second year, Greenwich Book Festival is hosted by the University of Greenwich
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The Secret Scripture posted on 26 Apr 2016
I belong to a book club where members choose a book that they like for us all to read and discuss.
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The Ship : the book I couldn't read posted on 26 Apr 2016
In this series of occasional pieces about books that have had an important part in creating my reading identity
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Northern ReSisters: Conversations with Radical Women posted on 25 Apr 2016
Guest reviewer, Christina Hyland, takes a look at a book about women from the North of England with politically radical views