OK, I don’t usually review films here, let alone mainstream blockbusters. There are plenty of other people around who write

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Just over a month ago, Scott Pack was offering free copies of this book on his blog. It sounded just

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Let’s kick off with a disclaimer. There is, let’s face it, no way that I’m going to give this book

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The unfortunate truth about a lot of anthologies produced by groups of writers (and I’ve been in a few) is

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I should start this with a disclaimer: Tania Hershman is a friend of mine. Not only that, she has very

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The prizegiving ceremony for the Bristol Short Story Prize is quite a dramatic affair. First of all, the names of

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Back in June I was asked by the tiny imprint Route Publishing if I’d like a copy of this book.

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This is a bit awkward, for two reasons. First of all, I read this book (which – full disclosure –

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