Hi Richard et awl, 'Fraid I'm not in touch with any famous people right now and, short of lasering a yellow quote on to the London sky, haven't any bright ...
(I'm quoting Mary Jo Anderson's review in full here, as it forms part of a reviews digest.) http://thechronicleherald.ca/Books/1017736.html British author...
Hi Emmae, I've emailed the 'celebs' I mentioned in my earlier post, plus a couple of others - to date I've had just the one reply but that's par for the course...
... Arrgh! It's mid-January already, isn't it? Shows you how completely out of it I've been. Well, thanks for the nudge. And as I grow increasingly old and ...
Evening Awl, Not exactly on Russ, but I have just received an application describing the study of history as 'more than just an enjoyable past time'. Hard to...
Awl, I received today an invitation to the preview of an exhibition of paintings by 'Riddley Waterford' director and all-round Man of the Arts, Ben Hennessy. ...
I hope it's not too late to congratulate Chris Bell and his partner Elisa on their new arrival, Frank, earlier this month. As most of you know, Chris is a...
Hi all, Has anyone pointed out this review yet? http://spikemagazine.com/russell-hoban-my-tango-with-barbara-strozzi.php Greetings, Yvonne [Non-text portions...
Chris, Joyful news on a cold day! Congratulations to you and Elisa, and blessings to Frank. Lindsay [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hello Deena and Awl, Please count me in for whatever libation/CD/flowers etc. the Kraken gets for Russ' birthday-- Best, alida Alida Allison, Professor Dept....
Is anyone familiar with this band? Having fallen in love with 'Blind' by "Hercules and Love Affair", I was looking to see what other projects Antony Hegarty...
Frankly, I think Chris has been the darkest of horses these past nine months. Like It Or Not, I intend to Zapp him and Elisa from NZ right back to Blighty,...
Blimey, no sooner has one Kraken baby been born than another appears a week later! The mighty Olaf Schneider (aka Nexter Tailer) and his partner are also due...
Current 93 have used bits of Riddley Walker in one of their songs and I believe the main man David Tibet is a fan of Russ - there's a track on Thunder Perfect...
Hello everyone - I've been lurking a lot lately, but now I really must post. Happy new year to everyone; belatedly, sure, but not too late, I hope. ...
Yes, best wishes to Olaf and his partner, for Jasper - lovely gem of a name. Along with Charlie, Joe and Frank, all future members of the Kraken, I hope. If...
All the very best to the new Kraken babies and their parents - congratulations to all. Welcome to the world, wee wans! (sorry about the mess). Ernie ...
Happy New Year, Awl. Thank you, Krakenistas, for the Frank-related greetings. And congratulations to Olaf on the arrival of Jasper. Tempted though I was to...
Google alerts me to a blog entry today by a British writer called Clare Dudman: http://keeperofthesnails.blogspot.com/2008/01/fourteenth-sunday-salon-1208.html...
I'm a new member and just wanted to say hello. I'm a 50+ year old woman from the US. I've been working my way through the works of RH, after starting with...
Hello Debbie And welcome. Ernie dmshaf25177 <dmshafferaurora@...> wrote: I'm a new member and just wanted to say hello. I'm a 50+ year old woman from...
Welcome to the Kraken, Debbie. Maybe you are aware that it is Russ's 83rd birthday tomorrow. To celebrate, people from all over the world are going to take...
Hi all, As Yvonne has just pointed out in her welcome of Debbie, tomorrow is indeed Russ's 83rd birthday and the day on which Hoban fans around the world...
Hi Debbie, And welcome! You've checked in at a good time--it's Russ' birthday tomorrow. Hope you can join the tradition of putting a few of your favorite...
This, on both sides of 13 sheets of genuine gold A4 from Rymans, is what shall meet the light of dawn on my account: Strange is as strange does I hadn't yet...
Hi Debbie and welcome from me too, and hi awl and Happy Hoban day! Further details on birthday-bottle group. Deena Deena B Omar [Non-text portions of this...
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