This week my eye was caught by an informative and amusing interview in the Paris Review with Geoff Dyer, ‘The Art of …
-
-
I am reading The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth and it is so fantastic in so many ways that I can’t wait until …
-
We love to read writers when they write about writing. Whether it is George Orwell’s Why I Write, Stephen King On Writing, …
-
I haven’t been away this year, but I have found John Maguire’s mantra of ‘Read, Reflect, Recharge’ to be a sound one, …
-
Finding myself with time to spare and a copy of The Little Prince at hand, resting on the shelf more for decoration …
-
Today, Wednesday 25 June, was George Orwell’s birthday. While always unlikely that someone with a love of such strong tobacco would make …
-
If they say the best books are like a conversation with the author, then ‘That’s Not Funny, That’s Sick – The National …
-
Famous opening lines of novels often get bandied about in lists, but it wasn’t until I read From Russia With Love for …
-
Books have gone into and out of boxes this year, with the weight restrictions of international travel making it easier to borrow …
-
As if we needed any additional incentive to travel to Spain, now that winter has definitely arrived in the northern climes, the …
