Inspiring Older Readers
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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
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The Compleat Flea posted on 09 Jan 2022
I’ve had this whimsical little book for over 40 years – I remember picking it up from a wire dump-bin in Woolworths...
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Closely Watched Trains and All My Cats posted on 05 Jan 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn takes his chances with two novels by the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, beautifully repackaged in Penguin Modern Classics edition
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Childhood’s End posted on 02 Jan 2022
Many fans of science fiction consider Childhood’s End to be one of Clarke’s most important books...
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Lady, Lady, I Did It! posted on 29 Dec 2021
Ed McBain ( 1926 – 2005) was the pen name of the astonishingly prolific, Evan Hunter.
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Orwell’s Roses posted on 26 Dec 2021
You have to wonder just how many new ways into writing about the life and work of George Orwell are left to be found.
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Stanley Lewis posted on 23 Dec 2021
Discovering artists that you’ve never heard of before is always a treat.
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The romance of a book signed by the author posted on 20 Dec 2021
Go to any shop or online website that specialises in ‘collectable’ books and you’ll quickly discover....
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A Winter’s Morning posted on 16 Dec 2021
A new poem from Kevin Cowdall
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Rereading WG Sebald’s Austerlitz posted on 14 Dec 2021
On the twentieth anniversary of the death of W.G. Sebald, guest reviewer, Alun Severn, rereads his last book and considers the writer's legacy.