It’s hard to remember those sunny pre-crash days, before the bankers got greedy and sold the economy down the river. As the bleak ruinous reality unfolded, Robert Peston’s daily ‘Upshares, Downshares’ reports on… Continue reading
I’ve spent the past month reading about mid 19th century Paris for an article I’ve been writing, and apart from the utter fear of submitting a piece for publication in the proper grown… Continue reading
When in 2004, Susanna Clarke’s ‘Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell’ was published with triumphant fanfare, it was like ‘The Beatles’ explosion but in the world of publishing. At the time, I was sceptical… Continue reading
A few days ago, I caught an interview with Juliette Binoche on Radio 4’s Arts review program, ‘Front Row’. She was discussing her role in the already acclaimed production of Sophocles’ ‘Antigone‘, from… Continue reading
The novels of Jane Austen have been good friends to me over the years. I couldn’t count how many times I’ve re-read them. When mulling over what books to read for this blog,… Continue reading
