Inspiring Older Readers
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Love, Sex, Death and Words: Surprising Tales From A Year In Literature posted on 19 Dec 2019
What do the following have in common: the official start of US involvement in Vietnam; the start of the Icelandic cod-war; .....
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Ben Tillett: books and the man posted on 17 Dec 2019
In my more pompous moments I like to think of myself as being engaged in what I’d call a gradual, ‘archaeological’ exploration'.
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Scribbles In The Margins posted on 14 Dec 2019
I think the strapline of this book – ’50 Eternal Delights of Books’ – gives you a pretty good idea that you’re in for a mellow and relaxing read
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Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World posted on 11 Dec 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads an account of war-time resistance that "you can only read with a sense of astonishment and a feeling of inadequacy".
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The Life of Birds posted on 10 Dec 2019
Writing about the rich tradition of fairy tales that have used animals as surrogates for human beings...
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The Ministry of Truth by Dorian Lynskey posted on 06 Dec 2019
Is there really space for another book about how Orwell wrote his masterpiece, 1984?
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Tastes of Honey posted on 04 Dec 2019
I greatly admire the work of Selina Todd, Professor of Modern History at Oxford University ....
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The Bookwoman’s Last Fling posted on 01 Dec 2019
This is the fifth and what seems likely to be the last in the popular Cliff Janeway biblio-detective, series of novels.
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Rereading Frederick Forsyth’s The Odessa File posted on 29 Nov 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn rereads a novel that virtually invented the modern genre known as the 'documentary thriller'.
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Stories For Little Comrades posted on 26 Nov 2019
At a time when politics in one form or another seems inescapable, the idea that we might at least find some temporary respite...