Inspiring Older Readers
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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.
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Revolutionary Road posted on 05 Feb 2019
Revolutionary Road, published in 1961, was Yates’ first novel and for the best part of forty years it all but vanished
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Stuff posted on 31 Jan 2019
Those of you familiar with the anarchic spirit of cartoonist Martin Rowson’s spectacularly vicious political satire won’t be in the least surprised...
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Sabbath’s Theater posted on 28 Jan 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn continues his reading of Philip Roth and discovers that even the greatest names in literature can have a bad day in the office.
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Homintern : How gay culture liberated the modern world posted on 25 Jan 2019
I seem to be using the phrase ‘an interesting book that ultimately fails to deliver quite what it promised’ a lot recently.
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In Sunlight or in Shadow : Stories inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper posted on 21 Jan 2019
Intriguingly enough, right at the start of this anthology, editor Lawrence Block tells us...
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The Secret Agent posted on 18 Jan 2019
In 1894 a bomb exploded in Greenwich Park, killing (accidentally) the person carrying it.
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The Old Man and the Sea posted on 16 Jan 2019
Hemingway’s short novella – just about 120 pages – is often thought to have been the book that re-established his reputation.
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A Time of Gifts posted on 14 Jan 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads a book that has become a legend in travel-writing circles, Patrich Leigh Fermor's, "A Time Of Gifts"
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The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah posted on 10 Jan 2019
This poet is well known for his charismatic personality and for a long time he has even been included on TV programmes...