#Amis “But it was just the empty Echo of repetition, of a book rewritten; from his father still only silence” http://bit.ly/bi8Cbi # Powered by Twitter Tools.

‘Sleeping with John Updike’ – a short story by Julian Barnes http://bit.ly/7v5Z3b # BBC interview with ‘House of the Mosque’ author Kader Abdolah http://bit.ly/8ICtGQ # 50 Penguin authors were asked what their favourite book was, and four of them chose titles by… http://is.gd/6ZkhP RT @TheOrwellPrize # “often murders happen in the kitchen in the morning. […]

Edgar Allen Poe’s philosophy of furniture (via biblioklept and Roberto Bolaño http://bit.ly/6S5Vwr # Contrary to the expectations of some, the internet has boosted the written word – http://bit.ly/75spSe # A nice summary! RT @thecreativepenn The Future of Publishing: A Round Up from Experts http://short.to/13t1v via @tomcolvin RT @BiblioGeek # Evan Maloney remembers McCabe’s ‘The Butcher […]

Not since Snow White have mirrors been so vocal – the new Martin Amis novel ‘The Pregnant Widow’ http://bit.ly/4mHWua # ‘So who is Perkus Tooth anyway?’ – Jonathan Lethem answers http://bit.ly/7bAvO1 # Good interview with David Vann, over @writerspet http://bit.ly/4V4uBN # B.R.Myers is not impressed by the ‘strangled work-driven ways’ of E.Annie Proulx http://bit.ly/6iWtg4 # […]

About to start ‘House of the Mosque’ by Kader Abdolah. thanks @canongatebooks http://bit.ly/4yg5S8 # Finished Lauren Grodstein’s ‘A Friend of the Family’ – but can’t get it out of my head. A very fine novel. http://bit.ly/8UYJm0 # Colm Toibin Wins Costa Novel of 2009 for ‘Brooklyn’ http://bit.ly/6tqGcW # First novel read this year ‘ The […]

I don’t want to live in her world, but suspect that in fact I do. This is what makes her a great writer. http://bit.ly/5g7V7A # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Martin Amis interview – http://bit.ly/5CAjDb # Powered by Twitter Tools.

A French university brings Stendhal’s manuscripts into the digital age. -IC http://bit.ly/6j34pf RT @bookbench # Tales in a time of turmoil – the Irish Times books of 2009 list http://bit.ly/78l1Wq # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Damn – would love to see Geoff Dyer and Talvin Singh tomorrow. If you’re in London check it out: http://bit.ly/1tBn3V # How Thomas Hardy Expressed His Doubt – http://bit.ly/8PEmwM # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Stumbled upon a great interview with @mj_hyland over at vulpes libris http://bit.ly/Qoks6 # Julian Barnes on Guy de Maupassant (in the LRB) http://bit.ly/deapz # rt @serpentstail giving away 5 copies of “The Sexual Life of Catherine M” & “Jealousy” once they reach 500 followers… RT to enter # Powered by Twitter Tools.