Inspiring Older Readers
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The World in Winter posted on 16 Nov 2021
John Christopher, the pen name of Sam Youd, is remembered (if at all) as the man who wrote the science fiction series Tripods aimed at teenagers
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Rereading Evelyn Waugh’s Decline and Fall posted on 10 Nov 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reappraises Evelyn Waugh's novel of 1928, written when he was just 25 years old.
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The Radical Twenties posted on 07 Nov 2021
Lucas has given his 1997 study a useful sub-title when it comes to describing the contents: “Aspects of Writing, Politics and culture"
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Souvenir posted on 03 Nov 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Michael Bracewell’s latest book, Souvenir, a slender volume, part essay, part memoir, part tone poem.
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Words and Pictures posted on 31 Oct 2021
Subtitled ‘Writers, Artists and a Peculiarly British Tradition’ and written by the usually reliable Jenny Uglow...
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Rumpole posted on 27 Oct 2021
I recently picked up a Folio Society edition of selected stories featuring John Mortimer’s crusty but essentially liberal legal-eagle, Horace Rumpole.
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Indemnity Only posted on 24 Oct 2021
Back in April 2021 I reviewed Sara Paretsky’s novel, Deadlock, which was the second outing for her now legendary female private eye, V. I. Warshawski.
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Confessions of a Bookseller posted on 20 Oct 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds "Confessions of a Bookseller" by Shaun Bythell 'funny, fascinating, comforting and deeply enjoyable, with a real life-as-
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Riddle of the Sands posted on 17 Oct 2021
Erskine Childers wrote just one novel but lived a hell of a life – short though it turned out to be.
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The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop posted on 13 Oct 2021
I’m a big fan of books about books – especially ones that deal with the whole rigmarole of book collecting and the joy of visiting bookshops.