Inspiring Older Readers
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Paris posted on 25 Apr 2018
This 1960 history-cum-appreciation of the city of Paris caught my attention because it is liberally illustrated with black and white photographs ...
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Rose’s Children’s Bookshop, Hay-On-Wye posted on 24 Apr 2018
Situated at the bottom of the town, Rose’s Children’s Bookshop must have a claim to be one of the most attractive...
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The Green Road posted on 22 Apr 2018
It always helps to have an author’s voice in my head when I am reading a novel.
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Molly Keane: A Life posted on 21 Apr 2018
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Sally Phipps' memoir of her mother, the redoubtable author and playwright, Molly Keane.
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Ghostly posted on 20 Apr 2018
Anthologies of ghost stories are often formulaic and rather predictable with tales you’ve read a hundred times before. So it’s great...
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The Hate U Give posted on 19 Apr 2018
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas This novel (aimed at young adults but it will appeal to plenty of older readers too) has had a lot of publicity...
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Simplicissimus: 180 satirical drawings from the famous German weekly posted on 18 Apr 2018
Established in Germany in 1896, Simplicissimus was in many ways the prototype for the modern day satirical magazine.
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Look Back In Anger posted on 16 Apr 2018
I have seen two or three productions of Osborne’s iconic play – by professional and amateur companies ....
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How It Ended posted on 15 Apr 2018
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads this collection of stories by Jay McInerney who, he notes," was seen as the brightest of bright young things"...
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The Flamethrowers posted on 13 Apr 2018
In the interests of full disclosure I want to say at the outset that this is a book I failed to finish...