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Category Archives: Literature
The Mealie Mouthed Statement from the #Jaipur Literary Festival
I’ve just been sent this rather mealie mouthed statement, apparently from the Jaipur Literary Festival, in response to a protest by authors Hari Kunzru, Jeet Thayil and others. They read from The Satanic Verses at the festival after Salman Rushdie … Continue reading
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Where is Prageeth?
While the world turns and changes; while we thrill at global events; for some, life is in stasis. Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Literature, Sri Lanka
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Radio Litopia: A Town Named Sue
The Litopia online writers colony broadcasts several weekly podcasts on various aspects of writing and literature. I was invited onto the Debriefer show, presented by Donna Ballman, to discuss the pressing issue of libel reform. You can listen to my … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Diary, Human Rights, Literature, London, Media
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#Egypt, The Most Important Data Nexus on the Planet
ecause this place, soon to be the most important data nexus on the planet, happens to be constructed virtually on top of the ruins of the Great Library of Alexandria. Continue reading
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Salman Rushdie at English PEN
Here’s a video we made of Salman Rushdie accepting the Golden PEN award from our outgoing president, Lisa Appignanesi. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robertsharp.co.uk%2F2010%2F12%2F09%2Fsalman-rushdie-at-english-pen%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Salman+Rushdie+at+English+PEN’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Crowdsourcing Clegg Commentary
It is surprising how often the act of yeilding some control of your content to The Cloud or The Rabble yeilds something true and pleasing Continue reading
Posted in Diary, Internet Philosophy, Liberal Democrats, Literature, UK
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Creativity in reading
The term ‘creative writing’ can actually have a negative effect on the people attending these workshops, because it implies that writing is the only creative act Continue reading
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The Long and Short of It
From The Guardian last week: “We think this will be the renaissance of the short story,” said novelist Sophia Bartleet, who came up with the idea for Ether Books’s app while desperate for something to read when travelling back and … Continue reading
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Judging a Book by its Cover
An event report I wrote for the English PEN website. I’ll admit, I judged this event by its cover. I assumed that an discussion titled ‘Judging a book by its cover’ would be about book jacket design, rich and fertile … Continue reading
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Speech to the Society of Young Publishers
Publishing as a faith. Continue reading
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