Inspiring Older Readers
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Charity Bookshops: what are they for? posted on 03 Dec 2018
You may be scratching your head and wondering why on earth I should ask such an obvious question.
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Books posted on 01 Dec 2018
This little gem was first published in a pocket-sized edition in 1963 for the princely sum of seven shillings and six pence.
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With Borges posted on 30 Nov 2018
Born in Argentina but now living in Canada, Alberto Manguel has always been upfront about the debt he owes to Jorge Luis Borges
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Breaking Down The Walls of Heartache: how music came out posted on 28 Nov 2018
If you set yourself the task of writing a history of how LGBT musicians influenced the popular music you’ve got some tough decisions to make.
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Southern Mail posted on 26 Nov 2018
Saint-Exupery’s first novel might well be short, barely above the length of a novella, but it shouldn’t be mistaken for an easy read.
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India posted on 25 Nov 2018
I find myself quite conflicted when it comes to the photographs of Cecil Beaton.
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A Bend in the River posted on 22 Nov 2018
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn puts aside V.S. Naipaul's later, rather tarnished reputation and finds that this 1979 novel is something to be admired.
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The Levant Trilogy posted on 19 Nov 2018
Olivia Manning (1908 – 1980) was always a writer that suffered from an pretty acute inferiority complex.
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Poem in October posted on 18 Nov 2018
I still receive the alumnus magazine from Bangor University – somehow they’ve always managed to track me down
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Where Shall We Run To?: A memoir posted on 16 Nov 2018
Alan Garner’s memoir of his childhood before secondary school is a remarkable piece of writing.