Sam is a tutor and copywriter living in east London. He divides his time between trying to get kids to do what they’re told, and doing the same with words. A book a week keeps him happy and (fairly) sane. Working towards a career in publishing (and That Novel) also helps. He writes for the Guardian, Huffington Post and OpenDemocracy, and recently won 2nd prize in a Writer's Magazine story contest.
Coming out is an artistic act, and involves the same hopes and fears. We give away some control over our story to better understand its meaning.
50 novels featuring writers as characters. Including an author in search of the perfect opening sentence and a taxi driver mistaken for a prophet.
Many authors visit book groups to meet their readers. A great author, though, will of course set up her own ...
After a gift with sentimental value for your favorite pint-sized bibliophile? Look no further: here are the best places to make personalized baby books.
Doris Lessing denied she was championing Women's Liberation. So why, five decades later, is THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK still seen as a feminist classic?
Spring arrived this month, literally and figuratively — the snow here in the UK has melted and I’ve revisited a ...
Publishers urging the Man Booker Prize to re-exclude American authors are right to be concerned about the state of publishing. But shutting out the competition is no solution.
For the second year running, I’ve averaged a book a week. Hurrah! This puts me somewhere between Mark Zuckerberg (book-a-fortnight) ...
Reasons to keep one-sentence reviews of every book you read.