Inspiring Older Readers
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Keeping On Keeping On posted on 14 Oct 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn falls for the charm of one of contemporary literature's great diarists.
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Hard Travellin’ posted on 13 Oct 2017
Kenneth Allsop died at the age of 53 in 1973, very possibly as the result of a deliberate barbiturate overdose.
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30 Years of Rebus posted on 13 Oct 2017
It’s guaranteed to make you feel ancient when a series of novels that you’ve been reading suddenly celebrates some ridiculous anniversary.
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Rosemary's Baby posted on 11 Oct 2017
It’s taken me a long time to get around to reading this book...
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A weekend at the Cheltenham Literature Festival 2017 posted on 10 Oct 2017
The Cheltenham Literature Festival has become a fixture in my diary over recent years ...
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Diary of a Bookseller posted on 09 Oct 2017
Anyone who has ever worked in a book shop – second hand or not – will know that there is endless entertainment to be had ...
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Penguin by Illustrators posted on 08 Oct 2017
Guest writer, Alun Severn revels in a book singing the praises of some Penguin paperback illustrators
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Winds of October posted on 06 Oct 2017
Given that this year marks the one hundredth anniversary of the start of the 1917 Russian Revolution, it’s probably not too surprising ....
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The Big University Book Bonanza : giving old books new readers posted on 05 Oct 2017
The Letterpress Project has a long standing partnership with Newman University in Birmingham
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Evergreen Livres, Stow-on-the-Wold posted on 05 Oct 2017
There was a time not too long ago when a trip to Stow-on-the-Wold meant that you could spend a very pleasant Saturday ...