Gone meditating, back soon…
I am off on a meditation retreat. Ten days with no internet, no phone, no reading or writing, no talking, no communication of any kind except with my…
Ebook vs print sales
Interesting snippet in the latest issue of The Author magazine, saying that the growth of ebook sales in the UK was slower…
Literature and War Readalong: Everything Flows by Vasily Grossman
I’m reviewing this book as part of the Literature and War Readalong hosted by Caroline of the excellent book blog Beauty is…
Choices and consequences: Chasing the King of Hearts by Hanna Krall
This beautiful tale of love and survival in the Holocaust had me hooked from the very first line: She buys shoelaces for a…
Untangling Untangling the Web by Aleks Krotoski
Untangling the Web is a timely and detailed account of how the internet is changing us, and what we can do about…
Reviewer and reviewed
I’ve got a bit behind with my reviewing on this site, but had a book review published today in online literary magazine Review 31.…
Tyranny and liberation: Birgit Vanderbeke’s The Mussel Feast
There’s a reason why oppressive societies have images of their leader on every wall and statues in every town square. For the…
What’s the book you turn to?
Do you have a particular book that you turn to when you’re feeling lost or confused? Something that you’ve read or dipped…
Generalities are the enemy of good writing
That was quite a general statement, so let me explain. Good writing involves seeing something in a fresh way, and that means…