Monthly Archives: March 2025

Nathan Knapp’s Daybook is the best piece of new writing I’ve read in a long while. I read the first few pages into a microphone, then wrote a review. But that wasn’t enough. So, after he wrote me a nice note about my review, I invited him to record a talk. So that’s what weContinue reading “Daybook”

I’m at a multiplex watching the new Looney Tunes movie (go see it, it’s amazing!) when Mick texts that his 90s band is playing at the Bottle, says he’ll put me on the list. An invitation is catnip to me. It’s so rare now, that I almost never say no. Another friend once called thisContinue reading “No End”

I’ve been designing book covers a long time. Above is the oldest one I know. Have I gotten any better at it or peaked at the start? Your call. My first two published books used my artwork but were put together by others. The first, by Isaac Tobin, is really good; the second isn’t worthContinue reading “How you judge them”