I have just finished reading Hungry by food critic Grace Dent. Dent was brought up in a working-class family in … More
Category: Just Read
The Joy of a Reading Challenge (or two or three!)
At the end of last year Goodreads reported that I had read 104 books in 2020. The fact that … More
When Adults Grow Young
My latest novel, due out next year, began life as an adult novel. The subject is adult even though the … More
Poetry Challenge 2013
The poetry challenge A year ago today I was planning my poetry challenge. As a reluctant poetry reader the challenge … More
The curious world of Bizarro
A couple of weeks ago I read a copy of Chris Kelso’s A Message from the Slave State and experienced … More
The result of climate change or the return of winter?
Alpine glow on Bidien Shuish On Friday we drove through scattered snow showers to reach Fort William before the big … More