Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
phenomenal stuff from an acclaimed writer I’ve never previously encountered
Tag: Prose
IMPERSONAL INTERVIEW: Theophilus Garcia, author of The Malingerer
an interview with Theophilus Garcia, author of The Malingerer
IMPERSONAL INTERVIEW: DONOVAN REYES, author of DENOUEMENT and APOCRYPHA
an interview with DONOVAN REYES, author of two new books
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Harry Legge, author of Friend or Suspect
a conversation with Harry Legge, author of Friend or Suspect
Provincial Squinting At The Mercury Orgy by Jai Knight
an intriguing prose and poetry collection that is deceptively simple or simply deceptive
Plainwater by Anne Carson
you can read this map by the light of a thunderstorm: Carson on Camino
This Is Not A Novel by David Markson
it is a novel, but it’s a good one
Spontaneous Particulars: The Telepathy of Archives by Susan Howe
interesting intellectualised essay on the beauty of physical literary archives
A Handbook of Disappointed Fate by Anne Boyer
a great (as in “very good” not “large”) collection of prose from an acclaimed american poet
small white monkeys by Sophie Collins
serious, excellent, short book on trauma
Thriftwood: A Personal History of Scouting by Alice Wickenden
great memoir about youth and scouting
Rhinoceros by Luke Thompson
small post on a great non-fiction text
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
a blog from when the [first?] lockdown eased
That Lonesome Valley by Melissa Lee-Houghton
some thoughts on a novel you should probably read
Queen Mob’s Teahouse: Teh Book edited by Russell Bennetts
some inevitably biased hagiography
Sunshine by Melissa Lee-Houghton
this is impressive, i am depressive
Bluets by Maggie Nelson
im blue abadadee abadie
BS: Automatic Prose
In 2014 I took part in an “initiative” by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra that sought to use classical music asContinue Reading
The Birds by Tarjei Vesaas
Obnoxiously (the manner in which I do most things), I read Tarjei Vesaas’ The Birds because Karl Ove Knausgaard refersContinue Reading
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath
I intended to read Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams for a while, but held off doing so forContinue Reading
Swann’s Way (À la recherche du temps perdu 1) by Marcel Proust
I’m writing this in the beautiful Spanish Pyrenees, having spent a day doing little more than reading Proust and lookingContinue Reading
A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne
Laurence Sterne is the writer of the (rightly) famous Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. A hilarious and experimentalContinue Reading
Well Done God! Selected Prose and Drama of B. S. Johnson
I’m in a pretty filthy mood as I begin this review, but I have the excellent Naked City by John ZornContinue Reading
The Atrocity Exhibition by JG Ballard
This is the first book I have ever read by JG Ballard. I haven’t read any of his famous ones,Continue Reading
Old School Friend
‘Which way?’ ‘Wherever, man. Just somewhere without CCTV, you know? My ket dealer got fuckin’ three years ‘cause some factoryContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 