Inspiring Older Readers
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Amen and Out posted on 07 Jul 2021
The old cliché of the author who is a ‘writer’s writer’ – admired by their peers but not necessarily well-known to the wider public ...
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Officers and Gentlemen posted on 04 Jul 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn continue his reading of The Sword of Honour trilogy by tackling part two - Officers and Gentlemen
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Too Far To Walk posted on 30 Jun 2021
I rather stumbled onto this book by accident when I came across the Corgi paperback ....
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Ship of Fools posted on 27 Jun 2021
Ship of Fools was the publishing sensation of 1962 from an author whose reputation was really made off the back of short story writing.
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City of Laughter: Sex and Satire in 18th Century London posted on 22 Jun 2021
This book by history professor, Vic Gatrell is a heavy-weight proposition in every sense.
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Men at Arms posted on 20 Jun 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds Evelyn Waugh's 'Men at Arms' full of melancholy reflection, masterful dialogue and wonderful descriptive writing.
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The Young Ardizzone posted on 16 Jun 2021
I am a great fan of Edward Ardizzone’s artwork and as a book illustrator he’s greatly loved.
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Scoop posted on 13 Jun 2021
Literary critic, Robert McCrum included Waugh’s 1938 satire in his list of the 100 best novels ....
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The Time Machine posted on 09 Jun 2021
The popular perception of Wells’ first attempt at science fiction – or more properly, speculative fiction – is that it is primarily an adventure story...
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Mapplethorpe: A Biography posted on 06 Jun 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn rereads biographer Patricia Morrisroe's portrait of controversial photographer and gay New York icon, Robert Mapplethorpe