Abattoirs, Rickshaws, Haunted Dreamers and The City

Posted on October 27, 2012 by chris

This is not a review of a novel so much as a recommendation of one – the best new novel I have read this year is Sam Thompson’s Communion Town. It is a first novel of impressive skill and imaginative … Continue reading →

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Currency

Posted on October 19, 2012 by chris

I returned from Israel nearly two weeks ago. The period that follows a trip abroad is for me invariably marked by twin evils: firstly, a backlog of stuff to catch up with (in this case, more than 150 emails, plus … Continue reading →

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Old New Land

Posted on October 9, 2012 by chris

I have spent the last 9 days in Israel, guest of ICON: The Tel-Aviv International Festival for Science Fiction Imagination and the Future. I spent most of the time in Tel Aviv itself, but was taken to Jerusalem for one … Continue reading →

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