Inspiring Older Readers
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The White Guard posted on 07 Jan 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads a fictional account of the aftermath of the Russian Revolution in which chaos and confusion are the key players
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Children’s Picturebooks: The art of visual storytelling posted on 06 Jan 2020
One of the more encouraging developments over recent years has been the growing acknowledgement of the importance of children's literature
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Bowie’s Bookshelf: the hundred books that changed David Bowie’s life posted on 02 Jan 2020
Since David Bowie’s untimely death at the age of just 69 in 2016, there have been numerous articles and musings about his love of books and reading
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To Read Is To Fly posted on 01 Jan 2020
For any teacher or parent there are likely to be occasions when you will spend time with a child who is primed, ready and willing to read
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That Reminds Me posted on 30 Dec 2019
In its review of Derek Owusu’s ‘That Reminds Me’, The Guardian refers to this as ‘the first novel to be published by Stormzy’s publishing imprint
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The Fatal Eggs posted on 27 Dec 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Mikhail Bulgakov's remarkable hybrid of political satire and science fiction.
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Love, Sex, Death and Words: Surprising Tales From A Year In Literature posted on 19 Dec 2019
What do the following have in common: the official start of US involvement in Vietnam; the start of the Icelandic cod-war; .....
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Scribbles In The Margins posted on 14 Dec 2019
I think the strapline of this book – ’50 Eternal Delights of Books’ – gives you a pretty good idea that you’re in for a mellow and relaxing read
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Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World posted on 11 Dec 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads an account of war-time resistance that "you can only read with a sense of astonishment and a feeling of inadequacy".
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The Ministry of Truth by Dorian Lynskey posted on 06 Dec 2019
Is there really space for another book about how Orwell wrote his masterpiece, 1984?