Books Matter More Than Ever: A Conversation with Ian Patterson

Shakespeare and Company by Shakespeare and Company

Dec 24, 202551:32Arts

In this episode of the Shakespeare and Company Podcast, Adam Biles speaks with poet, translator and critic Ian Patterson about Books: A Manifesto , his passionate defence of reading in all its forms. What begins with the...

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