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Stopping work: how it feels
‘So,’ the glamorous woman asks me. ‘What do you do?’ ‘I’m a writer based in Vienna,’ I say. ‘Oh.’ She looks at me blankly and walks off. The leading gallery director standing with me grins. ‘That was a cool reply you gave, not mentioning that you were the British ambassador until a few days ago,’ she says. ‘But you see
How to read the “Hotel Stories”
A new “Hotel Story”, entitled Mr Smith Sees Red, is due out this autumn. Mr Smith Sees Red will be my 11th Hotel Story. I write a new
How books sell? “Blood Summit” sales surge
How do books sell? A surge in sales of my Berlin thriller “Blood Summit” may reflect generous publicity from a top author. How do books
The Nameless Ones
Who knew that a conscience could be contagious? – Angel, musing, in The Nameless Ones I received my copy of The Nameless Ones, No. 19
FAKE ACCOUNTS by Lauren Oyler – worth a read
Special thanks to Dave Wingrave for being an essential reader and patient friend, even though I am very annoying. An acknowledgement at the close of Fake Accounts by
The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops, by E M Forster, is a brilliant analysis of how humankind is going wrong right now. Forster wrote it in 1909. Here
The Zhivago Affair: how censorship works in Soviet Russia – and now
“How many men are able to go boldly, and uprightly, to the scaffold? Unfortunately, I do not belong to their number” – Sergei Nikiforov, English
Quotations from Orlando: still worth reading?
Quotations from “Orlando” show Virginia Woolf’s classic has not lost its power to shock and entertain, even as its language and content dates. What to
How to get published: introducing my Istanbul thriller PALLADIUM
How to get published: my Istanbul thriller PALLADIUM is a white-knuckle ride to save a city from destruction In 2011 I visited Istanbul. At the
Middlemarch quotations
This is my fourth and final collection of Middlemarch quotations. The book teems with exquisite epigrams, insights and laugh-out-loud observations. Read, and relish. I’ve published
CORONA CRIME Chapter 5: “The Pope was 124 when he died”
In Chapter 5 of “Corona Crime”, the ultimate post-coronavirus sci-fi thriller, we learn that the number of victims about to die at the Hughes Procreation
Middlemarch characters: a firework display
George Eliot’s Middlemarch contains an army of elegantly-sketched characters the equal of anything in Dickens. Let’s take a look. My post Middlemarch by George Eliot:
A coming population crash in many countries: meet an Italian while you can
A coming population crash will halve populations in many countries including Italy, Spain and Japan. Why you should be happy about this! Do you think
Thriving in lockdown? Three tips, three hours
Are you thriving in lockdown? Doing OK? Could be better? Here are three thoughts on how to make the most of it. Thriving in lockdown:
Robert Pimm podcasts
Robert Pimm podcasts are a new way of listening to posts about writing, books and stories. Comments and feedback humbly accepted. How about some Robert
Who is watching the watchers?
“Who is watching the watchers?” from the Latin phrase “quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”, is a preoccupation for modern democracies. Can we trust the people we
Capitol storming: events in Washington echo my novel “Blood Summit”
Both the storming of the Capitol in Washington D.C. and efforts to safeguard Joe Biden’s inauguration on 20 January echo my 2018 thriller “Blood Summit”.
Who is Harry Lime? Evil and charisma in “The Third Man”
Who is Harry Lime? My short story “You will have to watch the movie” explores, through scenes from “The Third Man”, how you can fall
Thunderball Review: the book that killed Ian Fleming?
Thunderball Review: the 8th James Bond novel, published in 1961, was, arguably, the book that killed Ian Fleming. The roots of his death are visible
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