Back in 2008, I found myself somewhat hilariously fired by humourless bureaucrats for, among other things, daring to read Nick Harkaway’s debut novel, The Gone-Away World, by the photocopier. Th… more →
shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbowswrote 5 days ago: Currently on Loan from the Library: The Whale Road by: Robert Low Ranger’s Apprentice by: John … more →
wrote 1 week ago: On “Aspiring” Writers… by curious_spider on Flickr, aka Chuck Wendig Sage words (a … more →
wrote 1 week ago: From ‘vanity press’ to ‘Awesome Indies’… there’s been a revolution in the world of self-publis … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Chris Beckett was the deserving winning of the UK’s major science fiction prize, which he accepted a … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: I hadn’t read Martin Lewis’s review of Angelmaker prior to tackling Nick Harkaway’ … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: We have days for nearly everything. There’s Pie Day, Popcorn Day, Chocolate Cake Day, Tolkein … more →
wrote 1 month ago: A hand-crafted wooden book is the central element of a new experiment in Bristol where book fans add … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Fantasy is not a typical choice for me, so Angelmaker was an unusual experience. It’s true to … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Review: Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway My review of this brilliant book for Adventures With Words … more →
wrote 2 months ago: One of the more popular genres, particularly here in the Northwest is Steampunk. This is a growing s … more →
wrote 2 months ago: A short catch-up of the plan to read the Great Unread Book Pile. I’m eight books into 2013, an … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Work on Pen and Platen 2 proceeds apace, with one of my favorites - ”Third” - nearing co … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Spoilers ahoy! My first reaction on finishing reading Nick Harkaway’s Angelmaker was this: … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I just found this totally awesome website that uses books and their covers to create fashion inspira … more →
wrote 3 months ago: UK, 2012 Got from: Waterstones, Coleraine I read this because: Honestly, I liked the cover. It … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Angelmaker by Nick HarkawayPublisher: Windmill BooksPublication Date: 03 Jan 2013IBSN: 978-009953809 … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I did have a longer book links post to put up yesterday, but it appears wordpress managed to eat it. … more →
wrote 4 months ago: My cultural highlights of 2012 I don’t listen to anything like enough new albums, watch enough new f … more →
wrote 5 months ago: One of my friends did a list of her top 12 books from 2012 for her library. I saw her list and went, … more →