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Tag Archives: david gates
My Top Ten Books of the Year
I made two major discoveries as a reader this year. The first was Kent Haruf. My editor at Faber has been telling me for ages that I needed to read his books, and I finally got round to it. Wow. I … Continue reading
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Tagged adrian tomine, dan davies, david gates, Don Winslow, doug johnstone, faber & faber, Helen FitzGerald, kent haruf, Library of America, peter pomerantsev, peter swanson, picador, quercus, sarah weinman, serpent's tail, top ten books of 2015, william heinemann
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My Review of Two Books By David Gates
I’ve long been an admirer of American author David Gates, so I was delighted to be able to review two books by him in The Independent on Sunday at the weekend. Serpent’s Tail have reissued Jernigan in their classics list, … Continue reading
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Tagged david gates, doug johnstone, independent on sunday, serpent's tail
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A Writer With Balls
Putting this in your story takes some balls. This is near the end of the novella ‘Banishment’, in David Gates’ new collection, A Hand Reached Down To Guide Me, published in August by Serpent’s Tail. Love it.
Triple Choice Tuesday at Reading Matters
What do David Vann’s Legend of a Suicide, Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting and David Gates’ Preston Falls have in common? Not much, except that I bang on about how great all three books are over on Triple Choice Tuesday at Reading … Continue reading
bjork and preston falls
So a while ago I performed at the fantastic Words Per Minute. Someone there had a video camera and recorded it. The two tunes I played have turned up on youtube, so here they are. This is called ‘Bjork Calling … Continue reading
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Tagged bjork, david gates, doug johnstone, ghostbusters, northern alliance
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