Books – The Vorrh
Brian Catling’s The Vorrh is a very beautifully written book, with the […]
Brian Catling’s The Vorrh is a very beautifully written book, with the […]
All my life, on a clear night, I look up. The vast, […]
Where do I begin? While this is not my favourite book, it […]
If the awards and critical acclaim have not steered you towards the […]
Amy Winehouse had voice to burn, a sound burnished by a drunk […]
David Simon’s The Wire is high on all lists of unmissable television. […]
This is a story about superheroes in the second world war and […]
“My name’s Gant and I’m sorry for my poor writing.” So begins […]
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I was gearing up for March 17th, when I’d finally see my […]
The poem ‘Epitaph On An Army Of Mercenaries’ by AE Housman** is […]
The title of David Mitchell’s marvellous book almost fully encapsulates it, as […]
My debut fantasy novel Snakewood, due out in March, is the realization […]
…as a teenager, then a man in my twenties and thirties and […]
I’ve written here about my miserable realisation I wouldn’t read more than […]
Helen Macdonald has opened her soul, and unlike most of us, is […]
“if our secrets define us, as opposed to the face we show […]
Minor spoilers regarding early part of novel ahead… I’ve not personally overdosed […]
I’d been putting off trying to articulate my thoughts on Adam Tooze’s […]
This post contains Game of Thrones spoilers, for, well, almost all of […]
I was captivated by the gorgeous artwork when it first popped up […]
This book has no right to be a debut. It’s exhilarating, a […]
I recently read, back to back, Ben Aaranovitch’s Rivers of London and […]
It had been a long time since I listened to The KLF’s […]
I’ve read a lot of complaints over Peter Jackson taking a short […]
Here, by Richard McGuire, is no less than the zenith of the […]
News coverage of Isis and Gaza recently has reminded me of Henry […]
Hopefully all China Miéville’s novels are as original and engaging as this […]
How do you know what to believe? The internet has fragmented the […]
If the horror genre is a journey, then House* of Leaves, by […]