You never forget a good teacher

At school I was often laid low by quite severe asthma attacks, for which I would take myself outside the class and sit on a bench to use an inhaler. On one occasion, my New Zealand-born English teacher, Basil Dowling, came past and, noting my distress, asked if it...

To publicise or not publicise praise of your own books

Having a book published brings the rather disappointing realisation (not for the first time!) that your ego is a good deal bigger than you like to think it is. So, the good reviews make you happy and, thankfully, those who don’t like the book tend not to post their...

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