Inspiring Older Readers
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Long Road From Jarrow posted on 28 Aug 2017
Journalist, author, broadcaster, DJ and cultural commentator, Stuart Maconie is something of a popular polymath.
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The Brightfount Diaries posted on 27 Aug 2017
The recent death of Brian Aldiss triggered an affectionate outpouring of obituaries from other authors keen to nominate him...
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Murder and Misogyny posted on 26 Aug 2017
For a long time one of my guilty pleasures has been reading crime thrillers and watching the TV adaptations.
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Admissions posted on 24 Aug 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn gets back inside the head of brain-surgeon Henry Marsh as the doctor reflects on life, retirement and death
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Home Fire posted on 22 Aug 2017
Kamila Shamsie is the author of several prizewinning novels, many of which explore aspects of identity, family and the complications of having a dual Briti
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The Feast posted on 21 Aug 2017
I can’t imagine I would ever have stumbled across this book had it not been for a slightly mysterious email ....
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A visit to the American Writers Museum, Chicago, USA posted on 20 Aug 2017
Take a walk south down North Michigan Avenue and you’d be forgiven if you drifted straight past the newly opened American Writers Museum.
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Riceyman Steps posted on 18 Aug 2017
I’ve always thought of Arnold Bennett (1867 – 1931) as an moderately interesting but essentially second division novelist...
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Bloom and Curll, Bristol posted on 18 Aug 2017
We found Bloom and Curll on Colston Street because we were actually exploring the historic Christmas Steps area of Bristol.
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Edward Gorey: His book cover art & design posted on 17 Aug 2017
Edward Gorey died in 2000 at the age of 75 and I think it’s fair to say that he’s now a bigger cult figure than he was even when he was alive ...