Inspiring Older Readers
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I'm sorry but I really don't do bird books....................or do I? posted on 06 Dec 2015
We recently visited some long-standing friends of ours who are very keen on ornithology -
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Put Out More Flags posted on 02 Dec 2015
I have to put my cards on the table - I really disliked this book and didn't finish it.
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Cults of Unreason posted on 01 Dec 2015
There are some books I return to on a regular basis and which I don’t feel I have to read from cover to cover.
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Oxfam Book Shop, Knowle posted on 30 Nov 2015
On our occasional visits to Solihull in the West Midlands we usually make a point of swinging off the motorway and into Knowle
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Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading posted on 29 Nov 2015
This is a little marvel of a book: in fact, it’s at least four books in one.
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100 Years of Sheaffer posted on 29 Nov 2015
Let me start with an apology. This book is essentially a very beautiful and sumptuous piece of advertising.
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Estates posted on 27 Nov 2015
Estates: An Intimate History by Lynsey Hanley I first read Lynsey Hanley’s memoir / political polemic when it was first published in 2007 ..
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The Worm in the Bud posted on 26 Nov 2015
A guest review by Gill McGillivray. The Worm in the Bud, published in 2004, introduces the reader to D.I. Tom Mariner ....
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Damaged Goods posted on 25 Nov 2015
Earlier this week I bought a signed copy of the new William Boyd novel, Sweet Caress. At the same time I purchased two or three other things....
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Books For Amnesty, Malvern posted on 24 Nov 2015
The Amnesty International book shop in Malvern is one of those delightful, unexpected gems.