Colour Blindness by Muriel Maufroy

3 June 2013

Colour Blindness by Muriel Maufroy

The range of subjects Gladstone was interested in never ceases to astonish me. Whilst in Gladstones Library, I recently stumbled upon a little thin book with an unusual cover three horizontal bands

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First Impressions from Writer-in-Residence, Nadene Ghouri

11 September 2012

First Impressions from Writer-in-Residence, Nadene Ghouri

My first week here at Gladstones Library has passed by in a blur of books, great food and conversation. This library is a rare hidden gem of the type you only find in a country like Britain. 

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The Faith Thing

23 May 2012

The Faith Thing

So, what of faith? Theres no getting away from it here in the Library, from its actual founding, to the theology room in the library itself, to the event last night to open the Robinson Room; from St

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Faithful Citizenship

13 April 2012

Faithful Citizenship

Todays post is courtesy of regular visitor to Gladstones Library, author Greg Garrett. His latest book on religion and politics, Faithful Citizenship, is out this week.

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Naomi takes stock

15 March 2012

Naomi takes stock

Gladstone is everywhere in this building. Paintings, writings, sculptures, even a photograph or two. There’s a statue of him in the library itself in which I swear he’s doing the Saturday Night Fever dance. (Secretly, I give him a little Staying-Alive salute when I’m alone in the library late at night.)

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Zombies, Run!

2 March 2012

Zombies, Run!

Here our Writer-In-Residence, Naomi Alderman talks about the new iPhone app which she has created with games studio Six to Start.

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Moral Crisis in British Society

23 January 2012

Moral Crisis in British Society

Warden, Peter Francis, takes a look at the importance of our Moral Crisis in British Society course next month.

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