A Very British Blog Tour 2013
I was tagged recently by Maria Savva as part of ‘A Very British Blog Tour’. The idea is to introduce readers to more British writers. I don’t really…
Recovering Bookchin
I read Murray Bookchin’s Social Ecology and Communalism a year or so ago, and in my review I asked for recommendations of…
The Crises of Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism has come under increasing attack in the past two decades. It began with a backlash against affirmative action in the US…
First review for A Virtual Love
Delighted to see the first review of A Virtual Love today, on book blog The Innocent Flower. Here’s a snippet: A Virtual…
The endorsements are in!
Wanted to say a big “thank you” to James Miller and Alex Wheatle for being among the first readers of A Virtual Love, and…
Different kinds of writer
I have a bad habit, sometimes, of generalising about what “writers” are like, mostly based only on my own experience. Last night…
Of gospels and spoilers
Just had a couple of things published. First of all, a book review I wrote for Switchback, a literary journal produced by…
The Moby Dick Big Read
Has anyone else been taking part in the Moby Dick Big Read? I have, and I’ve been enjoying it. The idea is…