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Paul Cleave is a master! I have read quite a few of his novels and I have never been disappointed. Some are arguably better than others but I have to say I think this one is his best (so far). The Quiet People, like many of his novels, is set …

Reading this is good for your health – seriously! Robert Wilson, a professor of neurological sciences at Chicago’s Rush University, has been looking at the effects of reading on the human brain. His research is based on longitudinal studies in elderly people, measuring their memory and thinking. “We discovered early …

In Order to Live Yeonmi Park Random House RRP $27.95 I was really interested to read this book as it tells the tale of a young North Korean defector and her family who have a harrowing journey to freedom in South Korea via China. Certainly given the subject matter and …