Inspiring Older Readers
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A Clockwork Orange posted on 13 Dec 2015
A couple of years ago my much put-upon former doctoral supervisor, Mark Rawlinson, gave me a copy ...
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18 Bookshops posted on 12 Dec 2015
I suspect you may not have heard of Anne Scott, some time journalist and BBC Scotland broadcaster, but you might just possibly have heard of her son
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Before I Was Born: the importance of reading history posted on 11 Dec 2015
I lecture at a university in a subject that blends sociology, social and cultural theory, economics....
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Back for the Churchdown Book Fair: 6th December posted on 10 Dec 2015
We were delighted to be back at Churchdown for the last fair before Christmas.
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The Wood Engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton posted on 09 Dec 2015
Is there anything better than discovering a writer or artist that you had previously never come across.........
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The Maltese Falcon posted on 08 Dec 2015
In truth I’m not much of a fan of detective or crime fiction. What I do read tends to be American...
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Oxfam Book Shop, St. Giles, Oxford posted on 08 Dec 2015
This shop feels like a place we've been visiting for ages now. Discovering Oxford for the first time many years ago...
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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.