Inspiring Older Readers
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Birmingham #2 1970s & 80s posted on 05 May 2022
This second instalment of Brian Homer’s Photozine series sees the photographer and designer continue to open his extensive archive of images
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Anna of the Five Towns posted on 02 May 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Arnold Bennett's novel and detects the influence of European realism in his depictions of the Potteries
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Mr Godley’s Phantom posted on 01 May 2022
Mr Godley’s Phantom by Mal Peet There are few writers who better illustrate just how thin the divide is between ‘adult’ and ‘young adult’ fiction
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The Original Bambi: The story of a Life in the Forest posted on 28 Apr 2022
I would imagine that most people believe that Walt Disney’s tear-jerker, Bambi is a creation of the film company when it was released in 1942
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Kepler posted on 25 Apr 2022
Johannes Kepler (1571 – 1630) was one of the key thinkers of the 17th century Scientific Revolution and a man with a truly awesome range of interests
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The Doctor Stories posted on 20 Apr 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads The Doctor Stories by Richard Selzer and finds the medical stories a compelling read for those with a strong stomach
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The Snapper posted on 18 Apr 2022
I seem to be reading and reviewing Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy in reverse order.
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The Midnight Library posted on 13 Apr 2022
Guest reviewer, Worcester artist Judy Foulsham reads a novel that asks how things might have turned out if you'd made different choices in life
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Jane Eyre posted on 10 Apr 2022
In her introduction to this Enitharmon Edition of Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego’s illustrations for Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre....
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The Old Man Who Read Love Stories posted on 06 Apr 2022
Luis Sepulveda’s life story (1949 – 2020) is the kind that makes you feel completely inadequate and humble.