“But what’s it about?” The common question that haunts many writers is one where their audience wants an incredibly complex creation like a novel reduced to a few – sometimes...

“But what’s it about?” The common question that haunts many writers is one where their audience wants an incredibly complex creation like a novel reduced to a few – sometimes...
Originally published September 2022. We continue with the next instalment in the series on Nobel laureate authors, some of whom may not stand the test of time. As the first...
We continue with the next instalment in the series on Nobel laureate authors, some of whom may not stand the test of time. In terms of sheer volume, it is hard to beat...
So here’s the thing. Popular economics (by which I mean the sort that someone with a low pass at maths O-level second attempt can just about grasp) suggests that if supply...
Imagining the ultimate scorecard. Kipling, R. Galsworthy, J. Eliot, T. Russell, B. Churchill, W. [Capt] Golding, W. Pinter, H. Lessing, D. Naipaul, V. Ishiguro, K. Dylan,...
It was a surprise to see an ex-pupil on Interpol’s Most Wanted list. I suppose I had assumed that life at a fairly decent sort of school in a fairly decent sort of place would...