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My Top Ten Books of the Year

Posted on December 18, 2015 by

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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My Review of Two Books By David Gates

Posted on August 19, 2015 by

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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A Writer With Balls

Posted on July 24, 2015 by

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.

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Triple Choice Tuesday at Reading Matters

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

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 →

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bjork and preston falls

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

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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