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The Lion Who Never Roared by Matt Tiller – Book Review
By Steve Crabtree Footballer Jack Leslie should be in the football history books – the fact he isn’t, yet, means ... -
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 ... -
Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Life, Work, and Influences by Bev Vincent – ...
By Sarah Morgan I love horror, so you might think I was well-versed in Stephen King lore. But you’d be ... -
Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me by Kate Clanchy – Review
By Clare Jenkins When poet Kate Clanchy first published this warm, engaging and highly instructive memoir in 2019, she couldn’t ... -
My Own Worst Enemy by Robert Edric – Review
By Clare Jenkins I moved to Sheffield from London in the 1980s, to work on The Star, the city’s evening ... -
The Cure for Sleep by Tanya Shadrick – Review
By Barney Bardsley In this strange and feverish memoir – reading sometimes like a fairy tale, sometimes a painful confessional ... -
The Gift of a Radio by Justin Webb – Review
By Helen Johnston I first became aware of BBC journalist Justin Webb when he was working as a breakfast news ...
