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How To Pronounce It – U and non-U. A guide for George “innit” Osborne.
Sometimes, in the joyous lotteries we call ‘secondhand bookshops’, you find a volume that takes you back to a different era because of its physical appearance. Sometimes you find one… Continue reading
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When ‘boycott’ isn’t quite the right word
Boycott Amazon was the message from Margaret Hodge MP in last weekend’s Observer. This comes in the wake of new revelations about just how little UK tax is paid by… Continue reading
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Something wholesale
I suspect that few – if any – of you have heard of Bertram Books. You could be forgiven for thinking that they are a lesser-known series of P.G. Wodehouse… Continue reading
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What comes after Fifty Shades?
After the record-breaking success of the Fifty Shades trilogy, publishers are desperately trying to answer the multi-million dollar question, what comes next? What will all those millions of readers who… Continue reading
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Fiction by subscription
What if you could pay £20 a year and get two good new books in return, with your name printed in the back of them? It sounds good to me,… Continue reading
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