The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
OK, how good is this opening paragraph? My father still lives back in the road past the weir in the cottage I was reared…
The limits of automatic recommendation systems
I was reading an article in NewScientist the other day about a system devised by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London,…
A guide to independent publishing: interview with Arachne Press founder Cherry Potts
A couple of years ago, frustrated with her publisher, writer Cherry Potts decided to set up her own publishing company, Arachne Press.…
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
This is a book of two halves. The first half is set in an unnamed African country that bears more than a…
I’m back!
It’s been a great couple of weeks. Total silence really did me some good. I realised how much noise I have in…
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…