Audio books are on the rise and social media are creating their own grammar for the youthful audiences I sense are the prime target for R J Askew’s In The Room with Three Doors, released on Amazon Audible in March.
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Richard Caldwell surveys Andrew Keanie’s new study of Thomas De Quincey
Merryn Williams reviews Matthew Barton’s new translation of Rilke’s Duino Elegies
Before planning my journey to Canada, I made a list of my priorities. At the top of it was experiencing the country of the author I am studying for my PhD: Margaret Atwood.
Neil Curry indulges in a brief speculation on a recent parallel to a historical moment in the 17th century
D A Prince is intrigued by the presentation but delighted by the substance of this substantial retrospective collection of Helen Dunmore’s poetry
Leah Fritz offers a very personal response to a final compilation of writings by Günter Grass
John Lucas adds some personal reminiscence to his review of Will Daunt‘s compilation of writings by Eddie Wainwright
THE FIRE OF JOY: Edmund Prestwich looks at a very personal poetry compilation by Clive James
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, literature, poetry, year 2020 1 • Tags: authors, books, Edmund Prestwich, literature, poetry