A book is forever. In August 2008, I set up a blog with Simon Moore, the London creative art director I hugely respect, to cover books, films, the arts and – it turns out – to spark impromptu discussions about Britain’s collapsing social fabric. OK, that part hadn’t been planned but you could hardly avoid […]
Men On Ink When I was putting together the complete short stories (1984-now) my new young editor, who often looked worried, eyed the vast number of pages with trepidation. Some of the stories were nearly four decades old. ‘There’s nothing in these pages that’s going to come back and bite me in the arse, is […]
Kenneth Williams: ‘Raining again, I see.’ Tony Hancock: (After a considerable pause) ‘Oh, so that’s what’s making the roads wet.’ I felt less horrible than normal, I told myself this morning. Today was the day I’d go for a walk. Now, this is a big deal for me. The challenge starts when I leave the […]
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