Inspiring Older Readers
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A State of Chassis posted on 27 May 2021
There are plenty of ‘campus’ novels that focus on the intrigues and many absurdities of academic life at a university....
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The Pledge posted on 24 May 2021
This is probably the Swiss novelist’s most famous novel ...
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Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How skiffle changed the world posted on 21 May 2021
Singer-songwriter Bragg proves himself to be the perfect chronicler of that short-lived musical outburst we’ve come to know as ‘skiffle’.
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The ‘lonely voice’ of the short story – rereading Frank O’Connor posted on 19 May 2021
Guest writer, Alun Severn considers the work of Frank O'Connor, a master of the short story.
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An Interview with Aurea Reis posted on 16 May 2021
An Interview with Aurea Reis
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Klara and the Sun posted on 12 May 2021
The publication of Ishiguro’s eighth novel seems, if the critical reception is to be believed, to seal his status as one of the world’s premier writers
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Burning the Books: A history of knowledge under attack posted on 10 May 2021
This sterling defence of libraries and archives and the need to defend these reservoirs of human ‘knowledge’ comes from the head honcho of The Bodleian
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Among the Gently Mad: strategies and perspectives for the book hunter in the twenty-first century posted on 08 May 2021
U.S. author, Basbanes is bibliophilic aristocracy and he can boast an impressive back catalogue of publications.......
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The Inimitable Jeeves posted on 05 May 2021
Choose to read a Wodehouse and you know exactly what you’re going to get – a carefully created comic world ....
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Book Cover Design posted on 02 May 2021
You’ll find plenty of other articles on this site that trumpet the merits of great book design.