Inspiring Older Readers
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Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design posted on 27 Apr 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds Theo Inglis' feast of Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design an irresistible treat.
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Cataloguing My Books posted on 25 Apr 2020
It’s now a month into the extreme social distancing of the Coronavirus lockdown and I have to admit my patience is getting a bit frayed..
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The Witches of Eastwick posted on 22 Apr 2020
If you’ve watched the hugely enjoyable piece of nonsense movie-making that also goes by the name of The Witches of Eastwick...
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Trafficking in Old Books posted on 19 Apr 2020
To be honest, unless you’re like me and find the whole notion of books, second hand bookshops and second hand book sellers a source of endless fascination
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The Outward Urge posted on 17 Apr 2020
This is a pretty odd mish-mash of a book. I’m generally a fan of Wyndham even though his work feels irredeemably dated.
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The Overcoat posted on 15 Apr 2020
I might be wrong about this but I have the impression that the production of rather beautiful, individual editions of classic short stories ...
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The Sweet Hereafter posted on 13 Apr 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds that Russell Banks' tragic novel of unforeseen death is oddly diverting in the midst of a public health crisis.
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Cocaine Nights posted on 09 Apr 2020
When this book first appeared back in 1996, a number of initial reviews were disappointing ...
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Lockdown posted on 07 Apr 2020
Time travel back a month or two and the idea that I’d have had almost nothing better to do than read ....
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Letter from New York posted on 04 Apr 2020
The odds are that if you know the name Helene Hanff it’s likely to be because of her most famous book, 84 Charing Cross Road