Inspiring Older Readers
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The Voice posted on 08 Jan 2021
When Gabriel Okara died in 2019, his obituaries talked of him in terms of being the single most important writer on the modern Nigerian literary scene
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Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley Books posted on 04 Jan 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn immerses himself in Patricia Highsmith's 'Ripliad' and especially enjoys 'Ripley's Game'.
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Inferno by Dante, illustrated by William Blake posted on 03 Jan 2021
I was intrigued the other day to see that the Sky Arts television channel was running a programme entitled ‘Dante’s Creation of Hell’.
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Bookshop Tours of Britain posted on 22 Dec 2020
My personal fantasy is to organise a tour of the USA, hopping from bookshop to bookshop...
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A Private Cathedral posted on 21 Dec 2020
Despite the author’s advancing age and rumours that each novel will be his last, there actually seems to be no sign that his creative juices are drying up
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Desert Island Books posted on 19 Dec 2020
During the various lockdowns of 2020 I’ve found myself listening to (far too much) Radio 4 Extra ...
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The Hair-Carpet Weavers posted on 16 Dec 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn steps out of his normal reading comfort zone to give Andreas Eschbach's science fiction epic a chance.
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1934 posted on 13 Dec 2020
Moravia (1907 – 1990) was one of Italy’s most prolific and widely translated 20th century authors – and one of the most politically committed.
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Selected Short Stories posted on 10 Dec 2020
In many ways, British born short story writer, William Wymark (W.W.) Jacobs is the epitome of the forgotten author.
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The Lunatic at Large posted on 07 Dec 2020
(Joe) Clouston (1870 – 1944) was the son of a clinical psychiatrist and part of a long linage that had its roots in Orkney