Inspiring Older Readers
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Life and Punctuation…? posted on 15 Dec 2017
I rather liked the overall design of these two rather unusual, slim books – there was something in their clean lines and brevity that appealed to me.
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An Interview With Francesco Dimitri posted on 14 Dec 2017
An Interview With Francesco Dimitri
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The Mediterranean posted on 13 Dec 2017
This is one of the most powerful and emotional books about refugees and asylum-seekers that I have ever read.
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Paris Interzone posted on 12 Dec 2017
Paris has exercised an extraordinary influence on the imagination of writers ...
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Myra Breckinridge posted on 10 Dec 2017
I’ve always found Gore Vidal a slightly troublesome character. At his best he’s witty, engaging, intelligent and sharp ...
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An Interview with Joanna Harker Shaw posted on 10 Dec 2017
An Interview with Joanna Harker Shaw
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Kitchen Confidential posted on 10 Dec 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn looks at the book that launched the notion of 'gonzo' cookery..
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Romantic Moderns posted on 08 Dec 2017
In the years between the end of World War One and the start of World War Two a new artistic and cultural sensibility swept across Europe.
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You won’t find any books in the home of the one-eyed monster posted on 08 Dec 2017
I recently returned from quite an arduous trip abroad for work purposes and on my first evening back I really didn’t feel like doing much ...
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Moments of Being posted on 06 Dec 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Virginia Woolf's short collection of biographical essays that cast a light on the writer's development and state of mind.