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So. The rather awesome J K Rowling wrote swathes of the “Harry Potter” series in cafes in Edinburgh. Can other writers do this? With iPad…
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In 1979 I hitch-hiked for seven weeks around the United States. What did I learn about the US of 1979, and what does that tell…
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In 1979 I hitch-hiked for seven weeks around the United States. What became of the carefree, relaxed young 21 year-old of these pages? Can I…
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Several people have asked me if my Berlin Thriller Blood Summit is suitable for reading groups or book groups. Blood Summit is ideal for reading groups…
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People often ask me: ‘What is the best city you have lived in, apart obviously from Manchester? Is it London? Berlin? Moscow? Istanbul? Kyiv? Or…
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Many years ago I worked alongside a young woman who, long before in another city, had had a relationship with a man who now worked…
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The influential gallery director sits down with the visiting guest in a museum cafe. Both are speaking English but only the guest is a native…
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The woman at the entrance seems delighted to see me. Having sold me a ticket, she rises from her seat and accompanies me to the…
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All I saw was the dame standing there in the glare of the headlights waving her arms like a huge puppet and the curse I…
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Those who know the code of the Pimms will know that the blogs on this site are consistently honest. No fake news here, or indeed…
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It has been a good run. Since 12 August 2017 I have written a blog every week, usually published on a Saturday afternoon, in addition…
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If you have not read How to be an Alien by George Mikes, please go and buy a copy instantly. You will not regret it. George…
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How much cruelty can you squeeze into a 150,000 word novel? A huge amount, if that book is Lady Anna, written by Anthony Trollope at the…
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‘How many people are you expecting at your reading?’ ‘Well, it’s impossible to know. Maybe five, maybe 20.’ ‘But how many people will you will…
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What does reclusive author Robert Pimm look like in the flesh? You can find out on Friday 15 June at the wonderful Shakespeare & Co bookshop…
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Burly, yet brilliant. Violent, yet sensitive to the needs of women. Loyal to friends, yet indifferent to relationships. Meet Jack Reacher, U.S. hero of British…
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I am on a four-stage plane journey, from Vienna to Sharm-el-Sheikh and back via Istanbul. On the first leg, from Vienna to Istanbul, my Turkish…
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Someone pointed out recently that I hadn’t written about the Hotel Stories for some time. In fact, I recently rebranded The Hotel Stories – Complete Collection as Seven Hotel…
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I have written several times in these chronicles of my slow-burn devotion to the works of P G Wodehouse, including my induction (How to read…
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My blog The Simpsons – existential, circular fantasy 9/10 argued that that “The Simpsons” was the most sophisticated show on TV. Do you agree? Back…
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Franz Schubert steps to one side. The lights go down. Robert Pimm looks up at the packed crowd. ‘My name is Robert Pimm,’ he says.…
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The pattern is unmistakeable. A graph shows a financial trend-line (the price of gold) going up and down a couple of times, then declining more…
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No seats. Outrageous spectacles. An enigmatic, four hundred-year-old name. What is it that makes “Zum Schwarzen Kameel” stand out? Zum Schwarzen Kameel (Bognergasse 5, 1st…
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Originally posted on Inconsistent Pacing: Do you remember the first time you watched Jaws, and you were really hyped up, but it was kind of…
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Attentive readers will know that, Wodehouse-wise, I am a slow-burn fanatic. Since 2017 I have been relishing a mouth-watering shelf-full of Wodehouse in a hand-tooled…
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Many people come to this site in order to read my thriller Blood Summit. Welcome! You can get hold of a copy of Blood Summit thus: (i) go…
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The Klimt masterpieces have been seen only twice in the last 127 years. Yet they have been on show all the time. It makes some…
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My famous Vienna Cafe Reviews note the alleged “no kissing” rule in the Cafe Malipop; and promise a story from 1986. Here it is. It concerns…
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Have you ever wondered what Robert Pimm looks like in person? Now you can find out. I will be performing my first public reading at…
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My blog How to read P G Wodehouse: a practical guide praised Plumtopia, a P G Wodehouse specialist, for its advice on precisely this subject. I thoroughly recommend…
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Here is the text of Chapter 6 of my Berlin thriller Blood Summit. “Terrorist Uli Wenger meets a mysterious Russian.” Enjoy! You can read the…
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The book fits right in, between Ian Fleming and John le Carré. Good company. “Blood Summit” at Shakespeare & Co in Vienna It gave me…
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My original Vienna Cafe Reviews story, published in March 2017, included a story about a customer having a bad experience trying to get the bill,…
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‘One of my favourite restaurants in London is the Laughing Halibut,’ I say as we eat our lunch in Vienna. ‘When I first started eating…
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I was bemused recently to see a news report headed: Austria ranked by expats as one of unfriendliest countries. I have lived in Austria for years…
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The US President, British Prime Minister, German Chancellor, Russian President and other G8 leaders are taken hostage by terrorists at a summit in Berlin. Rescue…
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I first came across the term “Overton Window” in a piece by John Lanchester in the London Review of Books in July 2016. He described…
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Here is the text of Chapter 5 of my Berlin thriller Blood Summit. “In which Helen Gale gets into even more trouble.” The Reichstag dome.…
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I shall not try to summarise 2017 (thank God, I hear you cry): every journalist on earth is doing that. Instead, I have chosen my…
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What a brilliant movie! Full of breathtaking, blow-you-away moments, unpredictable plot-twists, and unforgettable images and ideas! I speak, of course, of the original 1977 Star…
