Last year one of the most enjoyable things I saw on television was a show called Campus. Given how little television I watch (Match of the Day and, shockingly (and admittedly only very occasionally) Deal or No Deal) the fact that I consider this show to be one of the best might not seem toContinue reading “Zero: the biography”
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Would Kafka get published today?
I read a really interesting quote in this article. Attributed to a nameless leading literary agent, it said that he or she doubted that Kafka would get published in today’s publishing world. I don’t want to openly disagree with a professional, especially not a leading one, but I do wonder if this would really be the case.Continue reading “Would Kafka get published today?”
The exclamation mark
I read a lot of advice-for-writer web pages. If there is one link that I am guaranteed to follow from a twitter post it is something that claims to offer me some advice or a list of rules to make writing easier and better. Mostly they don’t me tell anything I haven’t read elsewhere. IfContinue reading “The exclamation mark”
A socially awkward scenario
On my way to work this morning I encountered the latest in a long running, and seemingly never ending, series of socially awkward situations. I am not good at socially awkward situations. Socially comfortable situations I excel at; polite, urbane conversation with wryly crafted witticisms, a well executed anecdote, a concentrated ‘listening’ expression. Socially awkward situationsContinue reading “A socially awkward scenario”
How do you find the books you read?
I’ve been thinking recently about how I find the books I read. I used to spend a lot of time browsing book shops and I have discovered some fantastic books this way. But I think I do this less than I used to, especially now my local Waterstones has merged with the local HMV makingContinue reading “How do you find the books you read?”
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