Inspiring Older Readers
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The Unsung Sixties: Memoirs of Social Innovation posted on 04 Oct 2017
I think that when people wax lyrical about the exciting, innovative 1960s they tend to use it as a kind of shorthand
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Enigma posted on 02 Oct 2017
Regular guest reviewer, Alun Severn takes a look at a book he thinks sits alongside the best of Le Carre, Greene or Ambler.
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Wild Things posted on 01 Oct 2017
I really wanted to love this book – especially in light of a whole series of very positive reviews it received on publication.
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The Bookshop Strikes Back posted on 01 Oct 2017
You can be forgiven if, like me, this pocket-size booklet published in 2013 passed you by.
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C.R.W. Nevinson: This Cult of Violence posted on 30 Sep 2017
Christopher (usually known by the initials C.R.W.) Nevinson (1889 – 1946) was one of the best regarded but most controversial British artists
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A Fire On The Moon posted on 29 Sep 2017
A couple of weeks ago we published a really excellent review of Mailer’s A Fire On The Moon by one of our regular guest reviewers, Alun Severn
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When Breath Becomes Air posted on 27 Sep 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reviews the emotional memoir of a brilliant surgeon and his untimely death.
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Look, I’m doing my best to find the right words….ok? Ok?... posted on 26 Sep 2017
Like me, you must have had times when you’ve been desperately trying to describe to someone just how fantastic an experience or place is.
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Time of Desecration posted on 25 Sep 2017
I have half a dozen of Moravia’s novels on my bookshelves but I must confess that it’s been the best part of 30 years since I last read one.
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Extinct Boids posted on 24 Sep 2017
In the world of illustration what does the name Ralph Steadman bring to mind?