Inspiring Older Readers
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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.
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Football's Comic Book Heroes posted on 01 Mar 2016
It's important to say from the outset that to appreciate this book you don't have to be a fan of football,
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A Pound Of Paper posted on 28 Feb 2016
When this book first came out in 2002 I sat and read it a virtually a single sitting.
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St. Richard's Hospice Book and Media Store, Malvern posted on 28 Feb 2016
It's always great to welcome a new bookshop to any High Street