Inspiring Older Readers
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The Faber Gallery posted on 13 Feb 2022
I recently came across a rather distressed copy of a large format (10” x 12”) card-covered introduction to the work of William Blake
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Bookscout posted on 09 Feb 2022
Dunning, journalist, book dealer and novelist, is the author of some of the most well-regarded biblio-thrillers on the market.
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The Orchid Trilogy posted on 06 Feb 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads The Orchid Trilogy – cunningly contrived autobiographical fiction built up in layers on the author’s own obsessions.
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The Best Of Me posted on 02 Feb 2022
This collection of short essays, fictions and musings constitutes Sedaris’ own selection of what he considers his best work
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Madman’s Drum: a novel in woodcuts posted on 30 Jan 2022
American artist, Lynd Ward (1905 – 1985) was a master of the woodcut print...
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The Seville Communion posted on 26 Jan 2022
Literate, even literary, page-turners are hard to come by in my experience.
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The White Road posted on 23 Jan 2022
The subtitle of this book is “(a) journey into obsession” which turns out to be a phrase that is just about the perfect encapsulation of the tone and spiri
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Birmingham 1970 posted on 19 Jan 2022
When I heard that this first Photozine had become available from designer/photographer, Brian Homer, I was eager to get my hands on a copy
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Rereading M.R. James’s ghost stories posted on 16 Jan 2022
Guest writer, Alun Severn considers the storytelling skills of M.R. James and in the process thinks about how well he is served by television adaptations.
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Poisoned Relations posted on 12 Jan 2022
I would imagine that majority of general readers will associate the name of Simenon with his most famous crime creation, Inspector Maigret