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The christian church has gained a reputation for being married to illogical and frankly unchristian positions. I cannot help but feel this folly is due to a culture of not asking questions. Rather than encouraging debate, discussion, and questioning of… Continue Reading →
There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.
P. G. Wodehouse
There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature. P. G. Wodehouse
The post I wrote for Author Buzz about the reports that Brexit would be very bad for authors. The post expands on a report published by The Guardian. Each year, roughly 200,000 books are published in the UK. That’s more… Continue Reading →
It is time to have your say – the topic today is should writing be taught in schools? Writing has long been a core subject for school education. Is it time that we made creative writing and storytelling part of… Continue Reading →
Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
Neil Gaiman, Coraline
Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. Neil Gaiman, Coraline
There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.
J.R.R. Tolkien
There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for. J.R.R. Tolkien
Literary festivals are wonderful events where readers, authors and publishers come together to celebrate the world of books and reading. [...] This experience should be open and inclusive of everyone – which is why literary festivals need to be both accessible to those of various backgrounds, but also inclusive, both in terms of the authors who are invited to attend and the staff who work at the festival.
Lily Cox & Victoria Ellis on Why Literary Festivals Need to be Both Accessible And Inclusive
Literary festivals are wonderful events where readers, authors and publishers come together to celebrate the world of books and reading. […] This experience should be open and inclusive of everyone – which is why literary festivals need to be both… Continue Reading →
There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.
Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature. Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
According to The New Republic, if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1,000 copies and distribute them to libraries. I think the UK government should do the same. So long as a new Norwegian book passes… Continue Reading →
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