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Book review: ‘The Bookseller’s Tale’ by Martin Latham

‘The Bookseller’s Tale’ by Martin Latham

The story of our love affair with books.

Published 07-Jan-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews, stense

Book review: ‘The Secret Life of Books’ by Tom Mole

‘The Secret History of Books’ by Tom Mole

Why they mean more than words.

Published 14-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture, Other Tags: reviews

Book review: ‘First You Write a Sentence’ by Joe Moran

‘First You Write a Sentence’ by Joe Moran

The elements of reading, writing… and life.

Published 02-Oct-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews

Book review: ‘The War of Art’ by Steven Pressfield

The War of Art

A useless book.

Published 07-Jun-2019

Book review: ‘Keep Going’ by Austin Kleon

‘Keep Going’ by Austin Kleon

Ten ways to stay creative in good times and bad.

Published 22-Apr-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews

Book review: ‘The Gifts of Reading’ by Robert Macfarlane

‘The Gifts of Reading’ by Robert Macfarlane

The joy of giving books as presents.

Published 22-Apr-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews

Book review: ‘The Tree’ by John Fowles

‘The Tree’ by John Fowles

Dissing science (and art) for no good reason.

Published 29-Mar-2019

Book review: ‘Draft No. 4’ by John McPhee

Draft No. 4

Essays on factual writing.

Published 01-Nov-2018

Book review: ‘Unnatural Selection’ by Katrina van Grouw

Unnatural Selection

Art meets science in this stunningly illustrated book.

Published 25-Jul-2018

Book review: ‘Ravilious & Co.’ by Andy Friend

Ravilious & Co.

The pattern of friendship.

Published 06-Jan-2018

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