Stocks are now running low on the DVD of the 2007 Riddley Walker stage production in Ireland. The 2-DVD sets, priced at 15 euros inclusive of p&p to anywhere...
Hi Richard, I would be happy to buy more copies as presents but only when everyone on the list has had a chance to buy one (again!).. so if you could let me...
ooooh! -- We are wiser than we know. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson My experience is what I agree to attend to. ~William James - Whatcha doin today? - Nothin. - But ya...
An article from 'The Independent' about the current state of book publishing in Britain: http://tinyurl.com/ljv8gz I found it gloomy reading; not least because...
the entire trade seems to be pinning its hopes on the likes of Dan Browne. *quasi-literate readers require quasi-literate 'writers'. pity! -- A human lifespan...
As for "quasi", see Russ, in "Word Pix" from The Moment under the Moment. "There's a huge black-and-white bird called a sphinks. That's the right spelling....
I'm not sure that, in its present state- the Waterstones 3 for 2 supermarket approach, where the range of titles stocked is deliberately limited and the...
I say, to hell wth quasi-literate readers who finance quasi-literatewriters. Give us the fearless and brave explorers anytime, or we ... *zackly. -- A human...
I had a thought: maybe the decline of the publishing business in England (the US, too) is the result of years of neglect of us fully-literate readers. You...
Brown is right out of *The First Five Pages*. Still, he gets it out there and makes it stick. And I think it's very interesting -- and possibly even good --...
Elisa has unearthed an old copy of the US magazine 'Cricket - The Magazine For Children', from 1979. For all I know the publication is still going...? It's...
Bless you and your scanner, Chris. That sounds terrific. I don't think I'd ever heard of that story myself, but I bet Mr. Haillay knows about it if anyone...
Er, I hate to rain on anyone's parade, but copies of the book are available (albeit second hand) from Fantastic Fiction, Amazon et al, and it is listed among...
Oops, Richard, if you need damp squib/squid company, I'll team up with you. I've even got the Thomas Y. Crowell edition of Arthur's New Power... (bought it...
Not squid-wise, but Cricket-wise, it was a Beacon, an Oasis, a Candle in the Darkest Night, etc. At the time of its flourishing it was famous amongst us...
Hello all, Girl in Hyacinth Blue is a novel by Susan Vreeland about a fictional Vermeer painting.The novel traces the ownership of the painting backwards to...
Q & A with Patrick Ness – Author of THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO ... By karinlibrarian Inspired by Russell Hoban's brilliant Riddley Walker, I wanted to...
I interviewed Patrick Ness for the Centre for Youth Literature's newsletter. I put the question to him about the influence of Riddley Walker. Q. I was also put...
I'm not actually asking for a dance, you understand... Do any Krakenistas know the story of how Andy Bown (keyboards and guitar with Status Quo, among many...
Yo Chris, I seem to recall Russ mentioning to me a few years ago that Andy Bown was a neighbour of his in Fulham, or a family friend. I doubt whether the Quo...
Dear Krakenistas, We are now down to the last 9 copies of the Riddley Walker DVD! In case you need any reminding, this is Sam Jacob's film of the full 2007 ...
Yo Richard, Thanks, I figured you'd know! ... No, I didn't meant to suggest that - my post wasn't especially well worded; in a rush, as usual. But how many...
this much is true: everything said about music and creation in it is exactly spot on from both sides. thanks for this link. -- A human lifespan is less than a...
In the tradition of posting news stories here about all things tentacular... Ink found in Jurassic-era squid Palaeontologists have drawn with ink extracted...
Just a note to say that all stocks of the Riddley Walker DVDs have now gone. Many thanks to all Krakenites who bought a copy. The DVDs were created by Sam...
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