The role-playing adventure books sold 20m copies in the 80s, before being eclipsed by video games. Now they’re back with a new story by Charlie Higson, can they captivate the web generation?Ian Livingstone calls it the “five-fingered bookmark”: that grip known to children of the 80s and 90s.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A British publisher has revealed that Mick Jagger, the Rolling Stones' stage-strutting lothario, wrote a candid memoir way back in the early 80s. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
I grew up on a diet of Carry On films, Benny Hill and my parents’ Daily Telegraph. The Spare Rib Reader helped me articulate an unease that I had felt for as long as I could rememberTo be honest, I can’t remember a single thing about the contents of this book. Mind you, that’s true of many books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]