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Growing up gay in Gero: how Holden lived to tell the tale

Emma Young 30/9/19 Emma Young 30/9/19

Growing up gay in Gero: how Holden lived to tell the tale

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Stephen King's The Outsider

14/9/18 14/9/18

Stephen King's The Outsider

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Madman releases Jasper Jones trailer

Emma Young 31/12/16 Emma Young 31/12/16

Madman releases Jasper Jones trailer

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Down the rabbit hole with: Jane Austen

Emma Young 26/12/16 Emma Young 26/12/16

Down the rabbit hole with: Jane Austen

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The difference between L.A. Confidential the book and L.A. Confidential the movie

Emma Young 1/3/16 Emma Young 1/3/16

The difference between L.A. Confidential the book and L.A. Confidential the movie

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Ready, Player Two? Ernest Cline’s Armada and how it measures up

Emma Young 8/9/15 Emma Young 8/9/15

Ready, Player Two? Ernest Cline’s Armada and how it measures up

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The Curing of a Bibliomaniac Part 21: The Mystery of Swordfish Reef (Arthur W. Upfield, 1943)

Emma Young 11/4/15 Emma Young 11/4/15

The Curing of a Bibliomaniac Part 21: The Mystery of Swordfish Reef (Arthur W. Upfield, 1943)

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The Curing of a Bibliomaniac part 15: The Famished Road (Ben Okri, 1991)

Emma Young 15/2/15 Emma Young 15/2/15

The Curing of a Bibliomaniac part 15: The Famished Road (Ben Okri, 1991)

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The Curing of a Bibliomaniac Part 8: Light (M. John Harrison, 2002)

Emma Young 5/10/14 Emma Young 5/10/14

The Curing of a Bibliomaniac Part 8: Light (M. John Harrison, 2002)

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The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling, 2012)

Emma Young 13/12/12 Emma Young 13/12/12

The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling, 2012)

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Turbo Blog

Emma Young 18/10/12 Emma Young 18/10/12

Turbo Blog

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Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood, 2003)

Emma Young 13/3/11 Emma Young 13/3/11

Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood, 2003)

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Turbo blog

Emma Young 27/12/10 Emma Young 27/12/10

Turbo blog

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Death of a Murderer (Rupert Thomson, 2007)

Emma Young 3/12/10 Emma Young 3/12/10

Death of a Murderer (Rupert Thomson, 2007)

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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2006)

Emma Young 26/11/10 Emma Young 26/11/10

Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2006)

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