The Reader 57
We might still be waiting for the temperatures to rise, but something guaranteed to put some warmth into Spring is the latest issue of The Reader.
Amongst the green leaves are two new short stories by Connie Bensley and Tim Parks, the latter of which is an account of the last days of the mysterious 'Mrs P':
"From being someone with time on her hands, happy to get company when she could, Mrs. P has become someone it is rather difficult to get hold of, a person you need to make an appointment with." - Mrs P, Tim Parks
There's poetry by the plenty with new work from Greg Moglia, Howard Wright, Chris Allen, Martin Malone and Marjorie Lofti Gill, Imtiaz Dharker writes on 'Over The Moon' from her collection Undone in the Poet on Her Work and we go back to the 17th century for Brian Nellist's latest selection of The Old Poem.
Acclaimed film and television director Ken Loach speaks to Fiona McGee about his long standing relationship with writers and writing, tracing the connection into film and his own work, highlighting the importance of substance over visual style:
"The only thing that I've ever looked for is somebody who could write real people. If you read a page and the characters live and the dialogue sounds true then you're looking at the work of a writer." - Ken Loach
Two illuminating essays, considerable different in topic, come from author Salley Vickers and pioneering biologist Rupert Sheldrake, who write on instinct and sacrifice and psychic pets respectively.
There's lots more to look forward to, including Ian McMillan on Ted Hughes and Five Wild Encounters recommended by Sarah Coley.
Issue 57 will be landing on doorsteps throughout the country and on The Reader Organisation's website very soon, but in the meantime if you haven't already got your subscription to The Reader now is the perfect time to do so. A year's subscription gives you four issues worth, costing £24 in the UK and £36 international.
For full details on subscribing, visit the website: http://www.thereader.org.uk/magazine
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