Inspiring Older Readers
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Rites of Passage posted on 20 Mar 2019
'Rites of Passage', published in 1980 was the first of what would turn out to be a trilogy of books with the umbrella title of 'To The Ends of the Earth'
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Children and young people ‘Looked after’?: Education, Intervention and the everyday culture of Care in Wales posted on 18 Mar 2019
Guest reviewer, Kieran Breen, reads a collection of essays that address the difficult issues of how well we care for looked-after children
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Book Love posted on 17 Mar 2019
Birmingham-based cartoonist, Debbie Tung has brought together a collection of her comic strips ...
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Insomniac City: New York, Oliver & Me posted on 14 Mar 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn gives us further insights into the last years of Oliver Sacks as described by his partner, Bill Hayes
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An Interview with Gregory Mone posted on 12 Mar 2019
An Interview with Gregory Mone
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The New Iberia Blues posted on 11 Mar 2019
When I reviewed "Robicheaux: You Know My Name", the 21st instalment of the Dave Robicheaux series, I reported on the social media rumours ...
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On the shelf posted on 08 Mar 2019
The recent death of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld generated a series of obituaries that noted the fact that he was an avid book collector ...
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On The Move posted on 07 Mar 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads the autobiography of Oliver Sacks, one of the most enigmatic and charismatic medical minds of the 20th century
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The Ipcress File posted on 04 Mar 2019
I’m not much of a fan of spy thrillers – I like John le Carré but he’s something of an exception and I actively loathe Ian Fleming ...
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Slightly Chipped: Footnotes in Booklore posted on 03 Mar 2019
Just a little over three years ago, I reviewed a book, Used and Rare by Nancy and Larry Goldstone, that I found myself liking despite all my instincts