Loathing the industry behind fear and loathing
Copy: The Observer, January 2013 >> When I was choosing my books of 2013, my heart sunk a little when I found that Sid Lowe’s chronicle of Spanish football – a story I’m very much […]
BOOKS
BENYAMIN A WORTHY MAN ASIAN PRIZE NOMINEE
Copy: The National, January 2013 >> Last month I congratulated Anjali Joseph for her Man Asian Literary Prize longlisting. And another book I dearly hope makes it ont0 the shortlist announced on Wednesday is […]
Syrian writing wins first literary awards of 2013
Copy: The National, December 2012 >> When English PEN – the worldwide literary network with a mission to “defend and promote free expression, and to remove barriers to literature” – announced their 2013 awards […]
THE BEST BOOKS FOR 2013
Copy: The National, January >> A little look forward to the books I’m most intrigued by in 2013. Written for The National, so there is more of a bias towards novels with a more global […]
The best sports books of 2012
Copy: Metro, December 2012 >> It’s been another great year for sports writing, and once again, the William Hill Sports Book Of The Year judges were spot on, their award going to Tyler Hamilton’s The Secret […]