Inspiring Older Readers
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The Outward Urge posted on 17 Apr 2020
This is a pretty odd mish-mash of a book. I’m generally a fan of Wyndham even though his work feels irredeemably dated.
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The Sweet Hereafter posted on 13 Apr 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds that Russell Banks' tragic novel of unforeseen death is oddly diverting in the midst of a public health crisis.
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Cocaine Nights posted on 09 Apr 2020
When this book first appeared back in 1996, a number of initial reviews were disappointing ...
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Letter from New York posted on 04 Apr 2020
The odds are that if you know the name Helene Hanff it’s likely to be because of her most famous book, 84 Charing Cross Road
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The Existential Englishman: Paris Among the Artists posted on 03 Apr 2020
Michael Peppiatt’s biographical details are positively mouth-watering for anyone with my interests.
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Double Whammy posted on 01 Apr 2020
Former journalist turned prolific novelist, Carl Hiaasen was something of an eco-warrior before it was fashionable to be so.
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Will You Take Me As I Am: Joni Mitchell’s Blue Period posted on 30 Mar 2020
Writing about music is such a difficult thing. Writing about music that is deeply meaningful to you is even harder
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Mrs Woolf & the Servants posted on 27 Mar 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn pulls back the curtain on the lives of 'downstairs' staff of a famous writer.
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Reading Room Only : memoir of a radical bibliophile posted on 24 Mar 2020
Political activists are popularly supposed to be wild-eyed visionaries or ranting dogmatists ...
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Everything That Rises Must Converge posted on 21 Mar 2020
I’m not a huge fan of short stories but when I read one that captures my imagination I think it’s a glorious form of writing.