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The Baudelarian Flâneur
I’ve just found a new love affair with writing. Maybe it’s because I just read Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg. It’s a gem of a book. And I’ve been struggling a bit lately with sitting down… more →
Allister Timms
News of the Day
wrote 1 month ago: Tidbits from the publishing world, making the rounds today: The Game of the Women’s Mem … more →
On Translation - Translation and Metaphor podcast & The benefits of the discipline and of being bilingual
wrote 2 months ago: Translation and Metaphor – Guardian Books Podcast: French to English translator David Bellos ( … more →
'Murdoch's Politics' reviewed in the Guardian
wrote 3 months ago: David McKnight’s brilliant new book, Murdoch’s Politics: How One Man’s Thir … more →
Setting Standards: Is it time for a UK Indie Book prize?
wrote 3 months ago: With all due respect to the rest of the world, the UK has a very reasonable tradition of literary pr … more →
Student Friendly Option to Purchase eBooks
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wrote 5 months ago: Came across this recntly and with the current college semester winding down, thoughts are turning to … more →
Read. Write.
wrote 5 months ago: My first term as a second year ended last week and to send it off me and a few friends enjoyed a fau … more →
All the Latest
wrote 7 months ago: You can read my Guardian Books piece on France’s rentrée littéraire here. … more →
Ashenden
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wrote 10 months ago: ‘An engrossing debut…a sparkling jewel: full of fascinating detail, high drama and sly w … more →
Bank Holiday joy, a day off?
wrote 11 months ago: A day off from the shop and thank you rain! A gloomy Bank Holiday Monday meant that I was able to ha … more →
Top 10 Opening Lines
wrote 1 year ago: The Guardian lists the Top 10 Opening Lines in Fiction here . Not bad I say, but where is One Hundre … more →
Advice for journalists from Claire Armitstead at The Guardian
wrote 1 year ago: Always do something else… As well as being the head of The Guardian and Observer Books, Claire … more →
China Mieville on Lit/Sci Fi divide
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wrote 1 year ago: Another interesting article in The Guardian’s Books section or if you prefer to view the mobil … more →
Before I Go To Sleep
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wrote 1 year ago: There was irony in my failing to remember any key details of the novel which sounded so different. … more →
The Guardian Are Joining In With Discovering Daphne (Sort Of)...
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wrote 1 year ago: When I say ‘sort of’, I actually mean by complete fluke. However, I do like to think tha … more →
Writing Competition
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wrote 1 year ago: The Guardian books blog has brought some pretty good things to my attention of late, not least the M … more →
Podmania
wrote 1 year ago: I like podcasts (yes, WordPress, “podcasts” is a word) and you should too. Here are thr … more →
Pathways by Nicholas Rudd-Jones and David Stewart
wrote 1 year ago: Pathways: Journeys along Britain’s history byways, from pilgrimage routes to smuggler’s … more →
Cyclebabble: Bloggers on Biking by Guardian Books
wrote 1 year ago: Cyclebabble is out now – get on yer bikes, peeps. We managed the typesetting/layout and proofr … more →
Speed Writing
wrote 2 years ago: You need serious speed writing skills for this kind of sensation publishing... If you thought Nora R … more →
