god made my face edited by Hilton Als
a book of essays about James Baldwin; a treat for anyone with a soul
a book of essays about James Baldwin; a treat for anyone with a soul
the publisher behind Liver Mush returns with more poetry almost as good as Liver Mush
a solid and non hagiographic literary biography
pointless, self-indulgent, felt like it took less time to read than to write… in short, I loved it
a gen xer performing cynicism without realising it *has* gone out of style
the best part was when i spent a full day as an unpaid boom mic operator
a fun read for a Lowry fan but probably little interest for others
oh yes i didion’t
a great (as in “very good” not “large”) collection of prose from an acclaimed american poet
are you a #bondboy or #smileyman?
stream of consciousness response to reading an illustrated short story
another entry in a series of writings on short political texts
read a little guin
the FIRST TriumphOfTheNow.com DM interview!!!
excerpts from a BS Johnson interview
exceptionally good short story collection
on ian flemming, jackie kerouac, karlo knausgaard
Yes, it’s here, the new (new?) Joan Didion, so to celebrate I’m going to give a tiny tiny tiny commentContinue Reading
an excellent book about books
very gen x “internet is bad” vibes
but sharks are evil, right?
i eavesdrop on some people planning a big party night then go home and read nerdy fiction; bored
reading the best of books in the worst of times
An un-Lawrentian D.H. Lawrence biography
David Foster Wallace was a prick.
home of the lo-fi magazine web series
How many men must a man urinate in front of before you can call him a man?
He always writes while others talk
Bald men: Another Victim of the Patriarchy
I’m trying to get back on top of regular posting on the blog and due to circumstances outside of myContinue Reading
It’s taken me a few more days than I’d hoped, but I’ve just finished reading the fifth book of KarlContinue Reading
Flaubert in Egypt is ostensibly (though it isn’t) a book written by Gustave Flaubert about his hedonistic travels through EgyptContinue Reading
Iris Murdoch is one of the handful of writers who I return to with regular irregularity. Like Graham Greene, VirginiaContinue Reading
I’m writing this on an aeroplane to Istanbul, off for a “mimibreak”*. Treating myself to a trip, all on myContinue Reading
Last Summer, whilst twatpacking* around the Mediterranean, Tunisair lost my backpack between Casablanca and Tunis. Though it contained nothing ofContinue Reading
Over the last week I have read a strange text: Commonplace Book by E. M. Forster. Bits of it thrilledContinue Reading
For the past year, I have been working on a historical novel set in “Biblical times”, and during that timeContinue Reading
Without a shadow of a doubt, Big Sur is the best book by Jack Kerouac I have ever read. It wasContinue Reading
This little book, collected from a series of lectures Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk gave in 2009, is an interesting textContinue Reading
The fridge didn’t have the food in to facilitate a fry up: no bacon, no sausage, no mushroom, no tomato.Continue Reading
Wow. I just finished reading this long collection of themed poems, and found it pretty impressive. Birthday Letters, Ted Hughes’Continue Reading
Well, I’ve been away four days and have already completed my first read of the trip. Roberto Bolaño’s HUGE TheContinue Reading
Nothing interests me on The Mall. And only the pelicans do in St James’s Park. But I like walking, passing,Continue Reading
There’s a pun in that title. Particularly pertinent if you’re aware of my constant struggle to not be utterly tired,Continue Reading