Inspiring Older Readers
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After Magritte posted on 11 Dec 2018
This is a play I’m very fond of ever since I first saw it produced by the drama department when I was at Bangor University
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The Shipping News posted on 09 Dec 2018
Rereading books you especially loved the first time around can be a tense experience ...
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Great Jones Street posted on 06 Dec 2018
I came to this novel in a round-about way; I saw it listed on a ‘ten-best novels about rock music’ list ...
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An Interview with Victoria Bennett posted on 04 Dec 2018
An Interview with Victoria Bennett
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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.