Lying to the Young is Wrong
In his day, the Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko' was something of an international rock star whose readings could fill sports…
The East Coker Opera House Murders #1940Club
Based on his published letters,1940 was a busy year for T.S.Eliot. He was based in London and working at Faber…
1940 and the #1940Club
Hope I'm not jumping the gun here but the #1940Club starts next week and I've been gearing up and getting…
Sospan Fach and that Cursèd Wood
March is Dewithon Month #Dewithon. You can read about this celebration of literary Wales at the link We are all invited…
The Pineapple Party
Norman Pearson returned towards the end of January, after an absence in Spain and Portugal, bearing two bananas, two oranges…
Language Matters and the Mother Tongue
Lots of appropriately scornful responses to the charity Oxfam's Inclusive Language Guide published this week. First of all, it's 92…
Comfort Food and Comfort Books
A recent NYTimes Cooking newsletter from Melissa Clark drew my attention to the article about Raghavan Iyer by Kim Severson …
The Rise and Fall of Spurious George
Two centuries after William Hogarth published his engravings of the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, Rebecca West wrote a…
Classic Crime: Murder, she laughed
Felled by the dreaded lurgy in early January I was sidelined from my usual reading routine. It’s hard to concentrate…
Affirmation Generation
Vimeo has taken down the video "Affirmation Generation" but you can see it here. Take the time to watch this…