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The Pixels of Paul Cézanne by Wim Wenders – Review
By Barney Bardsley Reading this book of essays by German film maker Wim Wenders is a little like watching one ... -
Elmet by Fiona Mozley – Review
By Barney Bardsley The cover of this book is elegant and serene. Very beguiling. All autumn colours and a glowing ... -
The Beginning Woods by Malcolm McNeill – Review
By Barney Bardsley This is Malcolm McNeill’s first book, and he has proved straight away, what a wild and fertile ... -
The Book of Luce by LR Fredericks – Book Review
by Barney Bardsley The world of sci-fi and fantasy fiction has never really appealed. Suspension of disbelief is just too ... -
October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Miéville – Review
By Barney Bardsley The history of the Russian Revolution is not for the faint-hearted. It was one of the great ... -
Memories from Moscow to the Black Sea by Teffi – Book Review
By Barney Bardsley There are few things more pleasurable to the reader, than to discover a writer new to you: ... -
Light Come Shining: The Transformations of Bob Dylan by Andrew McCarron – Review
By Barney Bardsley Many have tried to enter, and understand, the complex psyche of Nobel Laureate and iconic rock prophet ... -
Messages From a Lost World: Europe on the Brink by Stefan Zweig – Book Review
by Barney Bardsley Never has a book seemed more timely, more eloquent and persuasive, than this small collection of essays ... -
Floating: A Life Regained by Joe Minihane – Review
By Barney Bardsley In 1999 a book was published, called Waterlog. It quickly became a left-field success, setting the trend ... -
The Transferred Life of George Eliot by Philip Davis – Review
By Barney Bardsley George Eliot is a writer who was, for many years, paraded in front of me as the ... -
The Owl at the Window by Carl Gorham – Book Review
By Barney Bardsley The literature of grief is a fertile and growing canon. As we become more willing, in western ... -
An Interview with Simon Armitage
By Barney Bardsley His is a curious, busy and unusual career path to be sure. From geography student to probation ...