Rather than talk about me, I decided to give you some lists of my favourite fictions and art (in it’s broadest sense). Eventually, each will have a blogpost describing how I discovered it, what it means to me or how it influenced my writing. I’ve encountered so many wonderful new experiences and references through recommendations, I just like to share the love! So you can see what shaped my writing or just just use it to discover great new things worth reading, listening to or looking at. Your choice. Updated regularly.

Books

  • The Iron Heel – Jack London : Blogpost
  • Silk – Alessandro Baricco : Blogpost
  • The Lonely Londoners – Samuel Selvon: Blogpost
  • Rupert the Bear books – Mary Tourtel: Blogpost
  • The Once and Future King – T.H. White: Blogpost
  • One River – Wade Davis: Blogpost
  • Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha – Roddy Doyle: Blogpost
  • Notes From a Small Island – Bill Bryson: Blogpost
  • Mark Fox books – Michael Hardcastle Blogpost
  • The Stainless Steel Rat – Harry Harrison: Blogpost
  • Goodnight Mr Tom – Michelle Magorian: Blogpost
  • A Single Man – Christopher Isherwood: Blogpost

Films

Poetry

  • Fundamentals – Ian Duhig: Blogpost
  • Bluebird – Charles Bukowsi: Blogpost
  • The Mock Song – John Wilmot Earl of Rochester: Blogpost
  • The Poetry of Sean Bonney: Blogpost
  • Dylan Thomas: post coming soon

Music

  • A Carol Symphony – Victor Hely Hutchinson : Blogpost
  • Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley: Blogpost
  • Freak Scene – Dinosaur Jr.: Blogpost
  • Songs From The Wood -Jethro Tull: post coming soon
  • Born To Run – Springsteen/ Frankie GTH: Blogpost

Art

  • Andromeda – William Etty: Blogpost
  • The Trigan Empire – Don Lawrence (Art) Mike Butterworth (story): Blogpost