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Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
This is a book to read, be amazed by and then to evaluate in the light of the time that has passed since. The broad thrust of Gladwell's argument seems to be supported, but some of the detail might be controversial. Some of the aspects of society that he brings up are...
Atomic Habits by James Clear
This is one of those books that, if implemented, could change your life. I'm not going to say too much about it here, except that it has the best opening page of any book I've ever read. And then continues with a fascinating description of how Clear came to understand...
David Copperfield
David CopperfieldI don't know about you, but I often daydream about which books, movies or albums I'd take to a desert island and, for the past ten years or so, David Copperfield has been on that list. I studied Dickens at school, but it bored the pants off me, so I...
Before, During, and After: How the Flare Ended the World
Before, During, and After: How the Flare Ended the World (A Post-Apocalyptic Anthology)I was delighted to have one of my stories chosen for this anthology of post apocalyptic fiction. There are nineteen stories in total, all set within the same world and mine...
Who Gives A Crap
Who wants to talk about toilet paper? No, me neither. But the guys behind Who Gives A Crap have made an essential, but, shall we say, unglamorous aspect of our daily lives a little better for the planet. Their toilet paper is made from recycled paper (or bamboo if...
The end of the apostrophe
Fake news? Or, indeed, fake new's? The retirement, at 96, of the founder of the Apostrophe Protection Society can hardly be the most surprising news, but it made a (slightly) interesting diversion from the usual doom and gloom, although John Richards himself was...
Have a listen
I’ve recorded an audio version of my novelette: Amateur Grammatics. You can listen to it below or find it on Audible