Tag Archives: books

writing like those I admire

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

That half conscious state between sleeping and waking seems to be the time that I begin to compose a blog post. I often wake up relatively early with a half formed idea. I then work on it idly, gradually waking … Continue reading →

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judging a book by its cover – or title – or author order

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

One of the things that academic authors get very vexed about is the title of their book. They also often get very concerned about what goes on the cover. I’m no exception to this, although I have learnt to be … Continue reading →

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a literature review as collective and inner library

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

I recently mentioned in passing in this blog, in relation to writing book reviews in fact, the book by Pierre Bayard provocatively entitled How to talk about books you haven’t read (2007). I want to suggest now that this is … Continue reading →

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