John Baker’s Blog

1. Why do you blog?
To express myself in an immediate way, and to communicate with others. Reflecting on daily life comes naturally to me, perhaps because I am a long-time journal-keeper and letter-writer. Blogging is a combination of the two. It’s a very satisfying medium for me.
2. Which author and/or book has most influenced [...]

‘Young girl lives on shore of lake since childhood – like you. Loves the lake – like the seagull. Is happy and free – like the seagull. Then one day a man turns up, sees her, and mindlessly destroys her.’
We’re in London at the moment, at th Royal Academy during the afternoon to see the [...]

1. Why do you blog?
I initially started my reading blog as a means of keeping track of the books I had read. It was simply an online extension of something I’d been doing in a notebook since 1991.
But last summer I decided to experiment a little, and started writing other book-related posts, not just reviews. [...]

1. Why do you blog?
I think that I blog to test things out in a real environment. I can re-read new ideas myself, or I can share them with those familiar with my work and myself, but it is fascinating and valuable to see how writing is publicly perceived by “strangers” in a small sample [...]