Anyone who knows me, or has read any of my books, will know that I have an interest in unusual machines – well, anything unusual really, but machines too. Here are a few that have grabbed my attention lately. One of our Weird-Wide News roving reporters sent me this link – a bit of film about a New Zealand…
I’ve just received my author copies of ‘Strangled Silence’ on audiobook, ably narrated by Clare Corbett. This recording is published by WF Howes on their Clipper label. It’s a CD in this case, but it will soon be available on their excellent Playaway device, an mp3 pre-loaded on a dedicated player that you can borrow from libraries. Here’s the…
Introducing the Armouron Knights.
I’ve had an ongoing love-hate relationship with Apple for many years. The affair started back in the early days of my illustration and design career. It was a time when the print industry was moving away from print-ready artwork. At that point, every aspect of a page design had to be laid out on a board and photographed to…
Why is it so hard to make money from something that so many people love so much? What is it about books that they put those who love them most through the mill? It can be hard to love books sometimes. I learned the other day that the Hughes & Hughes bookshop chain is closing down – in fact…
‘The Water Babies’, Jean-Claude Van Damme’s surprise offering and ‘100 Bullets.