A Room of One’s Own
Virginia Woolf said women writers need a room of one’s own and a private income. They also need to overcome gender bias and sterotyping.
Alex Miller on Life and Love and Fiction
Alex Miller in conversation about his most recent novel “A Brief Affair”, in which he reveals how life and love and fiction are inextricably intertwined.
Solitude is Good for You
Solitude doesn’t mean loneliness. Time spent alone can enrich our creativity and wellbeing in surprising ways.
I Love You Alice B. Toklas
“I Love You Alice B. Toklas” the movie takes on a significance for me that goes beyond the make-believe.
Captivated by Cornwall
Cornwall has always captivated me, its legends, its landscapes and most of all its writers.
What you should be reading in 2023
What you should be reading in 2023 according to 12 different literary sites.
An insider look at Christmas book selling
Christmas book buying can be a fraught experience, especially if you’re the one behind the counter.
Janet Malcolm’s “Still Pictures”
“Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory”, by Janet Malcolm is a look back at her life as seen through the camera lens.
Maurice Saatchi arrives in Heaven
Maurice Saatchi has written a remarkable book “Do Not Resuscitate”, the opening scene of which finds him jostling with a desperate crowd at the gates of heaven.
American Dirt – Cultural Appropriation or Just a Great Story?
The best-seller “American Dirt” by Jeannine Cummins provoked a storm of controversy, with claims it was a blatant case of cultural appropriation. Are such claims valid, or is it a case of political correctness gone mad?
