On Definitions of Short Stories
I just finished reading Henry James’ Daisy Miller (1878) and once I’d finished the story itself I flicked on to read the appended essay that […]
Tag: writing
10 Bestselling Books Written in Less Than 2 Months
Writing often seems like a tortuous process, we tend to picture novelists hopped up on coffee, hunched over their laptops staring into space while their […]
Introducing my next book: The Real McCoy
It is with great excitement that I announce my next book: The Real McCoy and 149 Other Eponyms. Here is a taster of what to […]
New book klaxon: A Library Miscellany
Hot on the heels of my bookworm’s treasury The Book Lovers’ Miscellany, I am delighted to announce my next book A Library Miscellany! And look […]
The Joys of Being a Bookworm
Ever since I could coordinate my hands enough to clutch a book, my nose has been buried inside one. Some of my happiest childhood memories […]
The Royal Oak and the Daring Escape of King Charles II
Numerous pubs across Britain are named The Royal Oak in recognition of the national importance of one large oak tree in Boscobel House, Shropshire. On […]
On the perils of being a non-fiction writer
When meeting new people there is always a question I dread. The most innocuous of polite questions: ‘What do you do?’ The reason I dread […]
Book announcement: The Book Lovers’ Miscellany
Exciting news, in September 2017 my next book will be published by Bodleian Library Publishing. I wanted to share here the gorgeous cover art and some […]
Chatting about weasels, insults and writing on Bookmark
On 11 February I was thrilled to be included in an edition of Leigh Chamber‘s Bookmark on Cambridge 105, alongside the author Tom Connolly. You […]
Behind the scenes at the Bodleian Library: The making of Bodleianalia
In the next few weeks one of the joys of the new students starting at Oxford University will be picking up their Bodleian library […]