Inspiring Older Readers
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The Gold Leaf : A perfect second hand bookshop? posted on 09 Jul 2017
When I’ve got the odd hour to fill and I’m not wrapped up with reading anything that demands all my time...
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Men Without Women posted on 08 Jul 2017
This set of seven short stories, five of which have appeared in other periodicals, is Murakami’s first short story collection for some time.
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What I Loved posted on 06 Jul 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Siri Hustvedt's novel and finds it 'has everything except that strange, inexplicable spark of life'.
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Do Miners Read Dickens? posted on 06 Jul 2017
I think that one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century was the establishment of a workers education movement...
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Killing Hapless Ally posted on 03 Jul 2017
This is an intriguing story about the personal struggle for identity and meaning for Alison, a woman with a range of serious mental health problems ...
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Winter's Bone posted on 02 Jul 2017
My God. If you think that Cormac McCarthy is a brutally hard read and his world is a vision of bleak nihilism, try Daniel Woodrell's 'Winter's Bone'.
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The Last Picture Show posted on 01 Jul 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn comes belatedly to a novel of 'underlying sophistication' that has plenty to say about the human condition.
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The Friends of the National Libraries posted on 29 Jun 2017
Guest contributor, Linda Hart, asks if you ever wondered why so much of our literary heritage has ended up abroad and what we can do about it.
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Toast: the story of a boy’s hunger posted on 28 Jun 2017
It’s unlikely that you’ll find many references on this website to the literary output of celebrity chefs........
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Bradford Literature Festival 2017 posted on 26 Jun 2017
Bradford Literature Festival