The Farthest Shore reading list
Here’s my current bibliography of titles that have influenced my thinking (or which I plan to read) during the creative process for my book The Farthest Shore. Updated…
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Currently reading: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
I try to read one ‘big book’ each year – a major classic of the 19th century, usually aimed in some way at my current writing. These big…
Now reading: THE GREAT STINK by Clare Clark
Image from http://goo.gl/MMr20 I have just started reading The Great Stink by Clare Clark. So far I have only read the first twenty or so pages but already I…
A Mountain Writer’s Christmas
Mountain Craft by Geoffrey Winthrop Young, 1920 I hope you all had a good Christmas! My last two days have been spent in the traditional manner, ie. much…
Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes: book review
Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes (on blogger here and Twitter @KellanMacInnes) is a story with two equally important threads. Firstly, the author is…
Now reading: Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes
Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes Chris Highcock recently attended the launch event of a new book about the Scottish mountains: Caleb’s List by Kellan MacInnes. He kindly sent me…
The Last Mountain by Malcolm Havard: book review
The Last Mountain by Malcolm Havard I came across Malcolm Havard’s book by chance on Amazon, and downloaded it on impulse. I’m an indie author of mountain…
Review: The History Of Pendennis
The History Of Pendennis by William Makepeace Thackeray My rating: 3 of 5 stars The History of Pendennis is the second of Thackeray’s novels that I’ve read, and…