Inspiring Older Readers
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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
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All Together Now? posted on 28 Feb 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Mike Carter's 'All Together Now?' in which the author traces his father's footsteps on the People's March For Jobs
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This Boy’s Life posted on 23 Feb 2019
Wolff’s reputation is founded on his short stories and memoirs ...
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Rereading Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby posted on 18 Feb 2019
Guest writer, Alun Severn rereads Fitzgerald's classic, 'The Great Gatsby' and considers what makes this a near-perfect creation
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The First Time Ever posted on 17 Feb 2019
I’m not sure how often the label ‘British Folk Revival’ has been used over the past fifty or sixty years ...
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Booked To Die posted on 15 Feb 2019
In my experience as a reader, putting together a convincing detective yarn that incorporates books and bibliophiles is not an easy task...
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A Confederacy of Dunces posted on 13 Feb 2019
This is one of those novels that was destined to have a cult following...
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Book Towns: forty-five paradises of the printed word posted on 11 Feb 2019
Is there any bleaker time of the year than those freezing days at the end of January and the first half of February?
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Somewhere Towards the End posted on 08 Feb 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn marks the passing of Diana Athill, one of the greats of British publishing in the 20th century.