Inspiring Older Readers
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A Long Petal of the Sea posted on 10 Mar 2020
The multi-award winning author is described on the book jacket as ‘a novelist, feminist and philanthropist’ ...
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Authorised Murder posted on 07 Mar 2020
I would imagine that most people associate Isaac Asimov with writing either science fact or science fiction...
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The War Child Collection: Four new poems posted on 04 Mar 2020
This collection of poems attempts to provide a vivid, challenging and realistic picture of what it means to be a child caught up in war.
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A High Wind In Jamaica posted on 02 Mar 2020
This is a book I’ve been aware of for what seems like the whole of my reading life but it’s constantly crept under my radar
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Quartet in Autumn posted on 28 Feb 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds an unexpected 'seam of treasure' waiting for him in Barbara Pym's understated lower-middle class world
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Memoirs of a Book Snake posted on 25 Feb 2020
In the world of second hand, collectable and rare books, the figure of the book scout has an almost legendary place in its mythology
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Graham Greene: book collector posted on 23 Feb 2020
There’s something I find absurdly gratifying in discovering that a favourite author was also a dedicated book collector.
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Rereading Brideshead Revisited posted on 19 Feb 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn returns to the book he thinks of as Evelyn Waugh's greatest triumph, 'Brideshead Revisited'
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Shakespeare and Company: A history of the rag & bone shop of the heart posted on 17 Feb 2020
There are very few bookshops that become famous in their own right for being legendary institutions...
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The Street posted on 13 Feb 2020
Ann Petry (real name Ann Lane) wasn’t an author I’d ever heard of until I read Tayari Jones’ reflections on her