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Christopher Fowler

Writing The Long Way Around

I remembered a book called Roofworld when I was on my psychogeography trip when I was looking at…roofs; but for the life of me could not remember the author.  I can’t remember much of the story either as I read it about a thousand years ago.  When I returned home I hit up the old Google and turns out that while my back was turned, Christopher Fowler has written many more books, including a detective series named after a box of matches! Every time I cross something off my to-read list, I add another three, or in this case another 21…sheesh! Continue reading Christopher Fowler

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Writing The Long Way Around

…until it hurts!  Last night I went to bed early as part of my defensive strategy to overcome some sick bug.  Stupidly, I can say that because I knew what would happen before it happened, I took Steve Toltz’s A Fraction Of The Whole with me and read until my eyes watered.  So my early night turned into a really late night and I am wearing my glasses today because my eyes hurt. Early Night Take Two tonight. Continue reading Currently Reading…

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Writing The Long Way Around

…I got into bed last night with 1. my pink moleskin 2. OED 3. John Burnside –  A Lie About My Father 4. Tim Etchells – The Broken World 5. my journal 6. Steve Toltz – A Fraction of the Whole 7. one autistic and one bulimic cat (I know.  I am like a horrible chick lit cliche character.  Sigh) The Steve Toltz novel should not even be on my radar at this time, but I read the first 30 pages last night and I am utterly blown away by this book. P.G Wodehouse to date remains the only writer … Continue reading Currently Reading…