Inspiring Older Readers
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Beyond Jazz: Plink, Plonk & Scratch – the Golden Age of Free Music in London 1966-1972 posted on 14 Feb 2016
A guest book review by Alun Severn. A overview of 'free music' - no, not the stuff you illegally download....
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Carol posted on 14 Feb 2016
Over the past month several people whose opinions I respect have told me that the recently released movie of Carol is a fabulous experience
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Mother, Lover, Brother posted on 11 Feb 2016
Here’s an old chestnut to ponder over : are song lyrics poetry?
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Hay Literary Festival - Earlybird tickets posted on 10 Feb 2016
The Hay Literary Festival has announced it's 'Early Bird' tickets for the coming events in May.
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Stratford-Upon-Avon Literary Festival posted on 10 Feb 2016
Celebrating its 9th year in 2016, The Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival .....
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The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil posted on 09 Feb 2016
Beards are an issue that tends to split opinion.
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Greeneland posted on 09 Feb 2016
A guest post from Alun Severn who has been thinking about reading Graham Greene...........
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The Book Thief posted on 07 Feb 2016
When the book was published in the UK in 2007 it was on the back of quite a lot of hype ...
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Dunkirk …. Would you believe me? posted on 07 Feb 2016
A new original poem by Mel Lawson addresses the issues of 21st century refugees in Dunkirk, France.
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Winter Pollen posted on 05 Feb 2016
A guest book review from Alun Severn... Reading poetry is an acquired skill, but one that needs to be kept up...