Inspiring Older Readers
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A Book-lover in Katmandu posted on 05 Jan 2018
This article originally appeared in the 2016 Letterpress Project publication 'Bookshop Memories Revisited'
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William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies posted on 04 Jan 2018
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads John Carey's 'magnificent.. first full-length biography of the Nobel laureate Golding'.
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An Interview With Oisin McGann posted on 04 Jan 2018
An Interview With Oisin McGann
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The New Moon with the Old posted on 02 Jan 2018
Last night I dreamed that a handsome and dignified older man sought me out and pressed a secret message into my hand
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Joan Hassall posted on 02 Jan 2018
Is there an illustrative art form that’s more under-rated than that of the wood engraver and printer?
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The Bookman’s Wake posted on 29 Dec 2017
In the luxurious position of having Christmas Day and Boxing Day stretching out in front of me with no commitments ....
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The Unlimited Dream Company posted on 28 Dec 2017
Most critical appraisals of J.G. Ballard’s work tend to see The Unlimited Dream Company as something of an outlier in his oeuvre.
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Children’s Book Covers posted on 27 Dec 2017
Alan Powers has pretty much cornered the market on these large format, colourful and informative books about books.
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem posted on 24 Dec 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn, reads this classic collection of essays by Joan Didion and finds 'she remains an irresistible and compelling voice'.
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The House of Twenty Thousand Books posted on 24 Dec 2017
There’s something deeply fascinating about the community of left-wing Jewish intellectuals who lived in London ...