Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
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Paris by noir – Review: Clementina by Simon Cann
13 Jun 2019Paris by noir – review: Clementina by Simon Cann Last week I wrote about honesty in writing – how it…
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What makes good writing great?
06 Jun 2019What makes good writing great? What sorts the Austens from the Dan Browns? The Truffauts from the Ed Woods? It’s…
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Has Amazon deleted your reviews?
04 Apr 2019Has Amazon deleted your reviews? A few weeks ago I wrote a blog in which I said how important reviews…
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How to write a riveting review
08 Mar 2019How to write a riveting review This week, an art that is both very new and almost as old as…
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How to stop innocent people getting shot
02 Mar 2019How to stop innocent people getting shot In his fascinating book on our unconscious instincts, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell starts one chapter…
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Death by Monet: Black Water Lilies by Michel Bussi
14 Feb 2019Black Water Lilies review The struggles of three women – a child, a school-teacher and an elderly woman about to…
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The Man Who Tasted Shapes
25 Jan 2019The Man Who Tasted Shapes – Richard E Cytowic It began in a kitchen. Two men talking over a roast…
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They warned us! Review: Middle England by Jonathan Coe
05 Dec 2018Review: Middle England by Jonathan Coe They warned us. We were making a film for the British car makers British…
