Haven't you heard? Literary nights out are cool again. And the coolest of the bunch, might just happen to be one which is, really, a good old-fashioned literary night in.
Literary Dinners launched in early 2012, as the gourmet product of Charles Haynes and his associates in...
(2) Comments | Posted 8 March 2012 | 23:00
Britain is a funny place. We like to theme our years. The publishing world has decided that 2012 is the Year of the Short Story, when over in America it's pretty much been the decade of the short story. (A quick Google will reveal that three of the last four...
(0) Comments | Posted 12 January 2012 | 14:43
This is not intended as a book review. Although I am quite a large chunk through The Art of Fielding, Chad Harbach's debut novel, I feel it would be unfair to express my opinion until I have shut the book for good. I can say, however, that I am enjoying...
(1) Comments | Posted 5 December 2011 | 23:00
Times change. It's as big a cliché as life goes on or sh*t happens. But for the first time in a very long time, it might actually be cool to like to read again. Why this positive shift has occurred is down to a variety reasons. It could be because...
(0) Comments | Posted 5 December 2011 | 13:16
Ah. Many, many of you would have watched and most likely thoroughly enjoyed the debut of Charlie Brooker's new series, Black Mirror, this Sunday night. On the surface, the show had it all: a great cast, a fresh mix of horror and humour and necessary social commentary. A quick glance...
(0) Comments | Posted 10 May 2012 | 10:37