John Baker’s Blog

Should novelists just shut up and write books? Some people clearly think so. Louise Doughty in The Telegraph.
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Some authors are paying to have their books mentioned in your blog’s comment section. Dear Author has been investigating:
What I think is particularly pernicious about this is that we readers really rely on other readers to give recommendations [...]

I am a very foolish fond old man,
Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less;
And, to deal plainly,
I fear I am not in my perfect mind.
Yesterday we saw King Lear with Ian McKellen at the Newcastle Theatre Royal. This is an RSC production, directed by Trevor Nunn and the theatre was packed with anticipation.
Considering [...]