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Settle down for Christmas Eve as John Maguire follows the Victorian tradition of a creepy tale with this Dolly review… Light the …

This Paul Auster’s Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story review considers an unconventional tale for the holiday season. A welcome relief from the yuletide …

Situated in the middle of Liverpool is a literary pirate’s version of buried treasure. Amongst the many precious documents, there is the …

Memoirs, the autobiography of Thomas Lanier Williams – otherwise known as Tennessee – is almost written in his own blood, chronicling his …

John meets John, as guest writer Mr Maguire meets director Mr Waters in Liverpool for homotopia screens Boom with John Waters Let …

We promised a return to our reviews of favourite bookshops and here is John Maguire, taking a trip across the Pennines to …

Charles Dickens’ short tale of the supernatural, The Signal-Man begins with, Halloa! Below there… A ghost story of quality should be simple …

Here at ten million hardbacks, we love a good bookshop. John Maguire writes the first in a series about our favourites. The City …

I start this Between Shades of Gray review by noting that Ruta Sepetys’ book has the inquisitive strapline brandished on the front …

Liverpool John Moores University continues to champion the spirit of the esteemed father of Liverpool Culture, William Roscoe, via the 2013 Roscoe …