Inspiring Older Readers
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At the sign of the rainbow: Margaret Calkin James 1895-1985 posted on 25 Jun 2019
At a time when the rather depressing evidence emerging from research undertaken in the literary and publishing world...
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A stroll down Hendersonville main street posted on 25 Jun 2019
A stroll down Hendersonville main street
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Books For Good, Fletcher, North Carolina posted on 25 Jun 2019
As you can probably imagine, at the Letterpress Project we’re no strangers to the idea of book projects to aid charitable causes ..
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Some sort of epic grandeur: Andrew Turnbull’s life of Scott Fitzgerald posted on 23 Jun 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads a biography of an author who briefly shone like a diamond before crashing to a sad end.
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Comrade Heart: A life of Randall Swingler posted on 20 Jun 2019
Anyone who has an interest in radical Left literature will almost certainly know the name and writings of the critic, poet, broadcaster and novelist...
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The Bookman’s Promise posted on 16 Jun 2019
Published in 2004, this is the third instalment in the Cliff Janeway series of novels...
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Just too many books? posted on 16 Jun 2019
This year's Hay book festival has come to an end and, for the first time in two or three years I didn't go to see anyone ....
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What Reading Means To Me posted on 13 Jun 2019
In a guest contribution, author, Kevin Cowdall writes about the endless possibilities a reading life provides...
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No Pasaran! They Shall Not Pass: A Story of the Battle of Madrid posted on 12 Jun 2019
Probably now best known for The Jungle, his exposé of the dreadful working conditions in the Chicago slaughterhouses, Upton was an unapologetic Socialist
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Country Girl posted on 02 Jun 2019
O’Brien had resolved never to write an autobiography but at the age of 78 she relented ...