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27 Links: Links from Reader 27 on Victoria Field
In issue 27, The Reader tries to be happy, gathering together stories, poetry, essays and recommendations that focus on moments…
Cheltenham Literature Festival: Getting in the way
I must confess, I have been away from Cheltenham for a couple of days - things to do in Liverpool…
Features: An Interview with Doris Lessing
In the light of today's excellent news from Sweden I have just added to the Features pages an interview with…
Doris Lessing wins Nobel Prize
Jane Davis is Director of The Reader and seems to have enough energy to run a small town. She writes:…
Get into Reading Footsoldier Dies and Goes to Heaven
Mary Weston manages the Merseycare Reads Project, teaches in Continuing Education, works as a counsellor, runs open house for asylum…
Cheltenham Literature Festival: Mistaken Identity
Sitting down with my lunch (it’s not all cake) in the Writers’ Room, I was asked “So, have you done…
Recommended Reads: Casino Royale
This recommendation of Ian Fleming's Casino Royale was posted by Anna Maddison. Anna is currently researching a PhD on Dante…
Links We Liked for 9 October 2007
While we were deciding what to do about National Poetry Day on The Reader Online I was pointed at…
BBC Radio Merseyside Event: Liverpool Black Pioneers
Ray Costello, the author of the new book on the Liverpool black community, Liverpool Black Pioneers, published by Bluecoat Press,…
Cheltenham Literature Festival: New Writing
Radio 4 has commissioned a series of short stories, collectively called Transformations, to be presented each evening this week at…
Norman Nicholson Festival
News has reached The Reader of another literary festival in October. It seems unlikely that the Danish pastries and power…
‘Time swims before me’
Eleven months ago I began working on a Get Into Reading project at a local care home for elderly people…
