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Hilary Mantel: A Memoir of my Former Self – Review
By Barney Bardsley When novelist Hilary Mantel died in 2022, there was a real and palpable sense of loss – ... -
Your Wild and Precious Life by Liz Jensen – Review
By Barney Bardsley Raphael Coleman was a young environmental activist – just 25 years old – when he collapsed suddenly ... -
Notebooks of a Wandering Monk by Matthieu Ricard – Review
By Barney Bardsley The life journey of Matthieu Ricard, explored here in his lengthy autobiography, is not that of a ... -
Twelve Moons: A Year Under a Shared Sky by Caro Giles – Review
By Elizabeth Stanforth-Sharpe Expert stonemasons listen to the songs that the stones make with each chisel blow. A solid base ... -
Berserker by Adrian Edmondson – Review (Audiobook)
By Roger Crow It’s hard to remember a time when Adrian Edmondson wasn’t in the public eye. For about 40 ... -
Henry Winkler: The Fonz and Beyond (Audiobook) – Review
By Roger Crow One of my favourite memories from years of celeb interviews was the time Henry Winkler spent 10 ... -
Behind the Shoulder Pads by Joan Collins – Review
By Roger Crow At first glance, Behind the Shoulder Pads, the latest book from Joan Collins, looks like it’s going ... -
Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart (Audiobook) – Review
By Roger Crow The rags-to-riches tale of one of Yorkshire’s finest acting exports does not open with a bang, one ... -
Did I Ever Tell You This? by Sam Neill (Audiobook) – Review
By Roger Crow It’s hard to believe Sam Neill is now 75. When he announces the fact on the audio ... -
Mortification by Mark Watson – Review
By Helen Johnston It seemed a sad coincidence that on the day after I finished reading comedian Mark Watson’s account ... -
The Guru, the Bagman and the Sceptic by Seamus O’Mahoney – Review
By Barney Bardsley This account of the birth of psychoanalysis in the early 20th century is a rip-roaring page turner ... -
All My Wild Mothers by Victoria Bennett – Review
By Elizabeth Stanforth-Sharpe There are some books that you read, knowing that they will stay with you for a long ...
