Category Archives: Ian Waites

British Summer Time Begins – Ysenda Maxtone Graham

Posted on July 18, 2021 by wordsandpictures2016

British Summer Time Begins concerns itself with how generations of twentieth century children spent their time during the long summer holidays: a time which seems a whole world away from the lives of today’s children who seem much more controlled … Continue reading →

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Books of the Year 2017

Posted on January 2, 2018 by wordsandpictures2016

The Ali Smith Book of the year: ‘Winter’ by Ali Smith Is this the most enjoyable book of the year? No. But, like last year’s ‘Autumn’ it is possibly one of the most pertinent and timely of books and is … Continue reading →

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Outskirts – John Grindrod

Posted on November 12, 2017 by wordsandpictures2016

John Grindrod’s last book, ‘Concretopia’, was a terrific gazetteer of modern post-war British architecture, those remnants of a time when buildings (and society) faced the future with optimism and hope. ‘Outskirts’ continues this theme, looking at those curious hinterlands intended … Continue reading →

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This week’s book haul

Posted on July 22, 2017 by wordsandpictures2016

A non-fiction week, just for a change. First up is Andrew O’Hagan’s ‘The Secret Life’, a collection of three essays on individuals ‘from the porous border between cyberspace and the ‘real world”: ‘The Invention of Ronald Pinn’ finds O’Hagan exploring … Continue reading →

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