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John Self

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Classic techbro belief that books are nothing more than an information delivery system. Willing to bet his top ten is high on management texts and low on literature.

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“Langley can nail a character in a few lines. He can do action. And he has a knack for ending chapters with the expertise of a theatrical director ramping up the tension and then—curtain!—dropping into silence.”

Me on The Variations:

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My first boss, back in the 1990s. A lovely man and I’m pretty sure he was only 64. I remember one day before our office closed for Christmas, he turned the answerphone on early and said, “Let’s get out of here before anything else happens.” RIP Sam Creighton.

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A factory that unites Magnus Mills and Hitchcock via the 'Forest Fairy Pantser'; a Jew expelled from Paradise back to Earth; a woman with two names; and if it's not one thing, it's your mother.

My latest roundup of translated fiction for The Guardian:

theguardian.com/books/2023/dec…

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2. Read for pleasure. You don’t have to read books which feel like a relentless slog. You don’t have to read recently published or Irish or trendy books. Read books which actually interest you.

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'Told by the police to 'pack as if you were going for a holiday', he filled his bag with evening dress and a bathing costume.'

Me on Paul Cohen-Portheim's 'vivid, generous' account of his years as an enemy alien in an English internment camp during WW1:

thetimes.co.uk/article/time-s…

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Time Stood Still has ben reviewed in The Times by John Self!

📢'Time Stood Still is an attempt to make us care again.'

Follow this link to read the full review: thetimes.co.uk/article/time-s…
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Time Stood Still has ben reviewed in The Times by @john_self! 📢'Time Stood Still is an attempt to make us care again.' Follow this link to read the full review: thetimes.co.uk/article/time-s… @thetimes @neglectedbooks
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William Boyd has written 17 novels and multiple collections of stories, spanning fictional biographies, foreign adventures and even a James Bond thriller. So where’s the best place to start with the twice Booker Prize-nominated author?

✍️ John Self

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Did you know that Logan Mountstuart’s
Journals in Any Human Heart begin and end with the same (unusual) word?

This and more nuggets of juicy detail in my guide to William Boyd’s best fiction, for The Booker Prizes:

thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…

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