Inspiring Older Readers
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Orwell’s Message : 1984 and the Present posted on 25 Mar 2019
George Woodcock, who died in 1995 at the age of 82, was a Canadian author, political theorist and literary critic ...
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Button & Bear, Shrewsbury posted on 24 Mar 2019
It’s been a while since I last went to Shrewsbury and I was delighted to find that a new dedicated independent children’s bookshop
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Doing it in the bath? posted on 23 Mar 2019
The other day I was talking to a work colleague about how I’d spent a whole Sunday doing nothing but reading a new book...
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Tales of Wonder posted on 22 Mar 2019
Back in June of last year we published an interview on this site with Jack Zipes ...
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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 ...