tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86779514653198518212024-03-18T03:01:11.700+00:00Jude CookJudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-48447829177338893682024-03-07T10:44:00.004+00:002024-03-07T10:45:47.563+00:00<p>I reviewed <i>Fervour</i>, Toby Lloyd's debut novel of religious obsession and family implosion, in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/07/fervour-by-toby-lloyd-review-a-slow-burn-family-saga">Guardian </a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjktC_d95kaQ__dWoBeefujTuAt9i9R7uhURYk_6SMQaa7ljHDrQDAmt0qcvqlS4IEKhxJ4E_wWSgQFMHgMyx1w1Eh3GucsaXsINGrw75lmRRUZZ5yw2k0o0jFmL4qj1L7HX0E7ClHdZsE0G5eUtPJxWiyClEGvMrPptKroT2LMcIHq7T8HuguNm2X07_bp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="181" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjktC_d95kaQ__dWoBeefujTuAt9i9R7uhURYk_6SMQaa7ljHDrQDAmt0qcvqlS4IEKhxJ4E_wWSgQFMHgMyx1w1Eh3GucsaXsINGrw75lmRRUZZ5yw2k0o0jFmL4qj1L7HX0E7ClHdZsE0G5eUtPJxWiyClEGvMrPptKroT2LMcIHq7T8HuguNm2X07_bp" width="156" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-6238000062960321732024-02-16T10:42:00.004+00:002024-02-16T10:42:54.154+00:00<p>A second Substack post from me: <i>Thanks, I'll Take the Chair</i>, a personal essay from a couple of years ago about therapy, trauma, and never giving up on writing. It was first published in the excellent Dodo Ink anthology <i>Trauma: Essays on Art and Mental Health</i> (2021). Read it for free <a href="https://judecook.substack.com/p/thanks-ill-take-the-chair">here</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj98eDrYwZAU-HACc0Ip7RFnpX5fSKKPgBeAL6GUQJV3BdzsNFuei_zYQdJ4Nhl3jjxFJ2yjXibVz6ltDV4Lm6B8Sh9QIVxEIRIOaHKejWBoUt2nxzt25Nxug3bbmmfxbJfIHMRIRWhZZ7rB2a_l79uJBTLRyec9YejyDxU7Q54nR8krhRWNc2w-6XqmcfB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="268" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj98eDrYwZAU-HACc0Ip7RFnpX5fSKKPgBeAL6GUQJV3BdzsNFuei_zYQdJ4Nhl3jjxFJ2yjXibVz6ltDV4Lm6B8Sh9QIVxEIRIOaHKejWBoUt2nxzt25Nxug3bbmmfxbJfIHMRIRWhZZ7rB2a_l79uJBTLRyec9YejyDxU7Q54nR8krhRWNc2w-6XqmcfB" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8sX7OFS7hfmg5h6tR7oqP045k5dLMV-NHE1_kS-9rXSm2ed747TMh7UCyL8pTTl0M5gS1XoNLTunce01A0Sb4wsijcAVEBbOs1nyRIoberNjIFA55M5TmwoNRgpqcUuCsQcpwiNb5y6hI0B2vBctCYkF8trblsr7ByzbFTWXvj1Em7fjbZBRbJzMq-HyL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8sX7OFS7hfmg5h6tR7oqP045k5dLMV-NHE1_kS-9rXSm2ed747TMh7UCyL8pTTl0M5gS1XoNLTunce01A0Sb4wsijcAVEBbOs1nyRIoberNjIFA55M5TmwoNRgpqcUuCsQcpwiNb5y6hI0B2vBctCYkF8trblsr7ByzbFTWXvj1Em7fjbZBRbJzMq-HyL" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwRwYRiYjv505ZplvjVhuZPjJHZr6_cU6czqXkCM6-oRq1z0MB-CUiMXkxQXxyP8ZxUi0fJEvyGs_a6sa7uM_5naCruu0vyce8fLyC2jmIM16wGa2MyqQXItBUHNPZJ0jMXkgxPjSOUgl8kBktXzjb5C6lPl1wPlGgP4tP44rpdZ4uFoeBWZPoyaccl9TU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="239" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwRwYRiYjv505ZplvjVhuZPjJHZr6_cU6czqXkCM6-oRq1z0MB-CUiMXkxQXxyP8ZxUi0fJEvyGs_a6sa7uM_5naCruu0vyce8fLyC2jmIM16wGa2MyqQXItBUHNPZJ0jMXkgxPjSOUgl8kBktXzjb5C6lPl1wPlGgP4tP44rpdZ4uFoeBWZPoyaccl9TU" width="272" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-33337833618406158682024-02-05T14:08:00.001+00:002024-02-05T14:08:11.220+00:00<p>No one does love songs in age better than Howard Jacobson. Here's my verdict on his new novel, <i>What</i> <i>Will Survive of Us</i>, in the <a href="https://literaryreview.co.uk/bondage-clubs-of-berkshire">Literary Review</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8wrXlRx07YlKVw8gffEzsMkwYQXeP5F-FzLkkMunO2ZYiqYUDXZCeGZ9R1poiRc7N9ZxHLEENrBO9sMx7uOQdxYApypnzTEOiGN-RyGKDChqHBTcqTzyh0LsdDJ0Z4mDJohCrK_jNes9WIa8BADHv8QQ_4NkVpYXTamPaXZ5W4dO7BnLRdW-qMUT_cRYs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="181" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8wrXlRx07YlKVw8gffEzsMkwYQXeP5F-FzLkkMunO2ZYiqYUDXZCeGZ9R1poiRc7N9ZxHLEENrBO9sMx7uOQdxYApypnzTEOiGN-RyGKDChqHBTcqTzyh0LsdDJ0Z4mDJohCrK_jNes9WIa8BADHv8QQ_4NkVpYXTamPaXZ5W4dO7BnLRdW-qMUT_cRYs" width="156" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-53714016290975090972024-01-11T11:18:00.002+00:002024-01-11T11:18:52.381+00:00<p>I loved Ruvani Ranasinha's <i>Hanif Kureishi: Writing the Self</i>, one of the best biographies of last year (or any year). Here's my review in the <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/hanif-kureishi-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man/">Spectator</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2DZMHUcmzbFpOn1mteQSW-cSBmj-pyA-qhAP5rMAX7g83_KWm8LtH8IJ_9-p4_Eh5sHqU7GRpNW0YTylizrw8oRTSm0Xupf8k-nqbZtC-l6Dka1pSi3AhVZMhTI72-z6AxB-gU-5Cs1xu844NFFdNE-68k7Fe7rwUs4G4aFArRSpVhPbPcRLRkpMk7QCJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="181" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2DZMHUcmzbFpOn1mteQSW-cSBmj-pyA-qhAP5rMAX7g83_KWm8LtH8IJ_9-p4_Eh5sHqU7GRpNW0YTylizrw8oRTSm0Xupf8k-nqbZtC-l6Dka1pSi3AhVZMhTI72-z6AxB-gU-5Cs1xu844NFFdNE-68k7Fe7rwUs4G4aFArRSpVhPbPcRLRkpMk7QCJ" width="156" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-39782047746818105922024-01-05T11:40:00.001+00:002024-01-05T16:33:25.527+00:00<p>I will be reprising our excellent Margate Bookie event with my brother James Cook on Friday 2nd Feb 6-7.30pm at the legendary Soho Poly venue on Riding House Street. </p><p>We'll be playing songs from James' memoir <i>In Her Room: How Music Helped me Connect With My Autistic Daughter, </i>along with readings from the book. Expect music from Beach Boys, Beatles, REM, our old band Flamingoes, and an exploration of autism and its relationship with music, followed by a Q&A. </p><p>Tickets are £7 with the first drink free! <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/james-and-jude-cook-in-her-room-songs-and-fragments-tickets-772345755947?aff=oddtdtcreator">Book here</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy5f8LlsaEDXlImjKih9My7e-YFejrMs8Q5nsLE1MsOVDEguR8A88l_gjYCfDFPO_SXb_WlX5fenQT7598hXXwjwrOooaQ0DKJZAzQBdPGwAYtWzQOCPT3hiFoYeNgZxsvMUQHf5oe_0kZkiherbRMkXGAnj0StkRqe_Vy8xLlM86MwjrikNNm8ym0GC4Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2621" data-original-width="1630" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy5f8LlsaEDXlImjKih9My7e-YFejrMs8Q5nsLE1MsOVDEguR8A88l_gjYCfDFPO_SXb_WlX5fenQT7598hXXwjwrOooaQ0DKJZAzQBdPGwAYtWzQOCPT3hiFoYeNgZxsvMUQHf5oe_0kZkiherbRMkXGAnj0StkRqe_Vy8xLlM86MwjrikNNm8ym0GC4Q" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEganGYpxFRYiHDgUuAZ8QivS3C7MqdobEWjtbYFdNM56iuBIeHvPq9BoBdguH2oPrtFgntCnDHeVw8ZlIlUhhiumHjPBP5K_JqEAPMZE4kCyPkvmcZMNF4QrNj_ooB1uqAIo-5MX2JIZ893xQJAbxMawF2eTYkdm8uZ44TPjbAS7Bf_Gs1TluxNAE6Q1zEb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="424" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEganGYpxFRYiHDgUuAZ8QivS3C7MqdobEWjtbYFdNM56iuBIeHvPq9BoBdguH2oPrtFgntCnDHeVw8ZlIlUhhiumHjPBP5K_JqEAPMZE4kCyPkvmcZMNF4QrNj_ooB1uqAIo-5MX2JIZ893xQJAbxMawF2eTYkdm8uZ44TPjbAS7Bf_Gs1TluxNAE6Q1zEb" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsBkG3EceZCjcluMKMdLGhQ6A6FhWt9a5XPwrHlEg-jC1vlkOlC-pT9L5nD4YfG_Ijj2rTpZ98HJFi523oNyqc614A7pqAhxT0Pprc2jk5r43C1p8fo-SLYGl-Dr6lzukiU_wf-_lYA7IMzPK5rDVhAIJlbHN-PWE6UReFfuarPygYtfrJb7_zOq_mA7qa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="848" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsBkG3EceZCjcluMKMdLGhQ6A6FhWt9a5XPwrHlEg-jC1vlkOlC-pT9L5nD4YfG_Ijj2rTpZ98HJFi523oNyqc614A7pqAhxT0Pprc2jk5r43C1p8fo-SLYGl-Dr6lzukiU_wf-_lYA7IMzPK5rDVhAIJlbHN-PWE6UReFfuarPygYtfrJb7_zOq_mA7qa" width="170" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-51983075565262516392024-01-05T11:13:00.003+00:002024-01-05T11:13:24.623+00:00<p>So I've started a Substack for 2024. <a href="https://judecook.substack.com/">OVERCOOKED</a>: Miscellaneous meditations on books, music, literary life and much else in between. Expect a new essay every month; some from the archive, but mainly new.<br /><br /></p><p>The first piece on literary posterity, <i>The Kind Mistress: Posterity's Warm Embrace</i>, is free to read <a href="https://judecook.substack.com/p/the-kind-mistress-posteritys-warm">here</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgvLn1xNEB-TkYUM4rqFw7tg41oTxf1RevwTFs6Db_1iLQ-jcUqxBZMmxQvucSXcAm58DAXJw-NMdI4VfToxN2CQ23ix52qr7dIJtDNUhYAcyMZuHQhefMniUUOtveAbNoqxMNlQO7U8NsBPR-iHrqz740Gznw9WUtW8amuONcmIpDCQ7IegcPGxqPS_Ec" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgvLn1xNEB-TkYUM4rqFw7tg41oTxf1RevwTFs6Db_1iLQ-jcUqxBZMmxQvucSXcAm58DAXJw-NMdI4VfToxN2CQ23ix52qr7dIJtDNUhYAcyMZuHQhefMniUUOtveAbNoqxMNlQO7U8NsBPR-iHrqz740Gznw9WUtW8amuONcmIpDCQ7IegcPGxqPS_Ec" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKaV1IPidgoDf9PnPX1EUI_lTzTd5aDQvng50SrWogRTOmY9OUIn59BpvCYJLraNiY1LJbsXfF7rLtGlD2g1XrtYwssUKBkC5njxTRYUVdybDI5rT0u5Rss3fmQIx-X-T_gmIwG8PwyFp5tTLxtl_K5fU4O3YyQ6_uDRnb1LIrLEO0VxXHDYOoBJSmztA6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3046" data-original-width="2282" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKaV1IPidgoDf9PnPX1EUI_lTzTd5aDQvng50SrWogRTOmY9OUIn59BpvCYJLraNiY1LJbsXfF7rLtGlD2g1XrtYwssUKBkC5njxTRYUVdybDI5rT0u5Rss3fmQIx-X-T_gmIwG8PwyFp5tTLxtl_K5fU4O3YyQ6_uDRnb1LIrLEO0VxXHDYOoBJSmztA6" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-53370069228744053202023-12-12T15:57:00.002+00:002023-12-12T15:57:55.502+00:00<p>I reviewed Yasunari Kawabata's sublime 'lost' novel <i>The Rainbow</i> (translated into English for the first time by Haydn Trowell) for Review 31's Books of the Year 2023. Read the round-up <a href="http://review31.co.uk/essay/view/120/review-31's-books-of-the-year">here</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQCz9kAlH57i2jfTUtaVlYIoQWbh1BAI8PzZh2cFLUAtbBVPu_eokNc0fPoNmg_I4eI8jcg-v_i-lCiyAAldpdgaYOk6GrbM7qxM0V44PYBWsEGfT1AFaHItJABAEKmSJAj-xnsA7x-JKBrwoSIkZzCIjsvUr2ST6Jj3KR_2PEMLR1yW1qtNkdcZG3AStn" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="177" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQCz9kAlH57i2jfTUtaVlYIoQWbh1BAI8PzZh2cFLUAtbBVPu_eokNc0fPoNmg_I4eI8jcg-v_i-lCiyAAldpdgaYOk6GrbM7qxM0V44PYBWsEGfT1AFaHItJABAEKmSJAj-xnsA7x-JKBrwoSIkZzCIjsvUr2ST6Jj3KR_2PEMLR1yW1qtNkdcZG3AStn" width="149" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRKojy0o6p2P8Eio7FSevf4GggzUS2s5fkRQpFg2vTiwuWTcFoXKWknDKiUX56sZk4GAiawBQHaW7bwSQMIbECz5bQ3H_ywuICbSkyjh_cmx_9nyThgYZdkf78wJJOP1L0Qc8C0BgkBLyWwVv_cvhFhCiNvj-HAyZeWFE4cTWZwtbb_iJ5fXwTqkM26-nV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRKojy0o6p2P8Eio7FSevf4GggzUS2s5fkRQpFg2vTiwuWTcFoXKWknDKiUX56sZk4GAiawBQHaW7bwSQMIbECz5bQ3H_ywuICbSkyjh_cmx_9nyThgYZdkf78wJJOP1L0Qc8C0BgkBLyWwVv_cvhFhCiNvj-HAyZeWFE4cTWZwtbb_iJ5fXwTqkM26-nV" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-16446623519257298332023-10-26T10:26:00.002+01:002023-10-26T10:26:39.139+01:00<p>I wrote about <i>Maror</i> and <i>Adama</i>, Lavie Tidhar's first two novels in his epic trilogy of Israel's criminal underworld, in the <a href="https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/maror-adama-lavie-tidhar-book-review-jude-cook/">TLS</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT1MDDtj-mOPsbkGh2TioO_RgALqCIkZ6BwMKIfmJNXIh4_Of7-gQVvG8PeU4dBm-w-WuDaEJSMHmA-VpP47PpBxgT2HY7-AVrll0cocUrRuyvQoVqJbAh_-o8UbZfczRzq3c4UkCiWQuIiVMyZpFrJYSj_vfxRbgu6wdH1V5DBmAcmCCysjXu1xvQxt9C" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="181" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT1MDDtj-mOPsbkGh2TioO_RgALqCIkZ6BwMKIfmJNXIh4_Of7-gQVvG8PeU4dBm-w-WuDaEJSMHmA-VpP47PpBxgT2HY7-AVrll0cocUrRuyvQoVqJbAh_-o8UbZfczRzq3c4UkCiWQuIiVMyZpFrJYSj_vfxRbgu6wdH1V5DBmAcmCCysjXu1xvQxt9C" width="156" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLWKjM4LTd4bRFX2JpuUXX5xF-Vg7JVCkxL_N_7MjsxFOGaCUSCKJyGVUS256vJB6WFv4Yu2KR0jO5OKB5f4Z6IbXKiASQ6Deyk4uBMIqVgUdIxLg2lpJUy0ySfAQ0uRrmWYmKrHDa5qC2Wto1G4Kxkshsk89guEW-t4dYTOdmr6jqrV0toKX16tGWe5fE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="181" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLWKjM4LTd4bRFX2JpuUXX5xF-Vg7JVCkxL_N_7MjsxFOGaCUSCKJyGVUS256vJB6WFv4Yu2KR0jO5OKB5f4Z6IbXKiASQ6Deyk4uBMIqVgUdIxLg2lpJUy0ySfAQ0uRrmWYmKrHDa5qC2Wto1G4Kxkshsk89guEW-t4dYTOdmr6jqrV0toKX16tGWe5fE" width="156" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-16358360858984601172023-10-10T19:30:00.000+01:002023-10-10T19:30:07.743+01:00<p>Really excited about my event with James Cook at the Margate Literary Festival on Sat 21st Oct at 2pm. We'll be playing songs from James' memoir <i>In Her Room </i>as well as readings from the book. Expect music from the Beach Boys, Beatles, REM & Flamingoes. FREE tickets <a href="https://www.margatebookie.com/james-and-jude-cook">here</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7LN-lMMCNQET5oiX_LBvjO5Eoke7YrPZdtpqE9Z-BgJQ2jy-Q3WIX93a3xeR1peIlwhSUbs5jaFa47fhv7EnZBOcMRFi5Wbr6qNN4g_--Tr3jupK6hMI-yDOk8OpYr1ryI60HVF4YB91I7yeYG0bNe_ALjRX9-0M7htSbIvrH2VVJ_wmFEVqfb6p0aOpw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="177" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7LN-lMMCNQET5oiX_LBvjO5Eoke7YrPZdtpqE9Z-BgJQ2jy-Q3WIX93a3xeR1peIlwhSUbs5jaFa47fhv7EnZBOcMRFi5Wbr6qNN4g_--Tr3jupK6hMI-yDOk8OpYr1ryI60HVF4YB91I7yeYG0bNe_ALjRX9-0M7htSbIvrH2VVJ_wmFEVqfb6p0aOpw" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip9K5Ye6vXpOTOrOCQo6mVKyuN245xqbIkhIzxUN-UVnN5ObzBwQNHg9-koEuDtt8DgrXUY2ax37sH2AeVZ-hUF_XdB6uw5B5WZd0Nx9iSuXTcw8qPqer1FlHLl8M51QhEAfYTJeUGoNQ6cqbXLuy7Zr1ekEYBn1WEr4oWSnyDmMX8cF61TbQZl2J5HUl8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="189" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip9K5Ye6vXpOTOrOCQo6mVKyuN245xqbIkhIzxUN-UVnN5ObzBwQNHg9-koEuDtt8DgrXUY2ax37sH2AeVZ-hUF_XdB6uw5B5WZd0Nx9iSuXTcw8qPqer1FlHLl8M51QhEAfYTJeUGoNQ6cqbXLuy7Zr1ekEYBn1WEr4oWSnyDmMX8cF61TbQZl2J5HUl8" width="170" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-42897176248836726362023-10-09T18:27:00.002+01:002023-10-09T18:27:43.825+01:00<p><i>Twinkind</i> by William Viney (himself an identical twin) is a refreshingly partisan, sumptuously illustrated book about the cultural and social significance of twins. Here's my review in the <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-difficulties-faced-by-identical-twins/">Spectator</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsYDWqAIabVXl2M4LorqFhCfVHTZPGVlhkR-QmkbV73cXO9ROdJSACEhG__xOy3Ad8dWz4AjUp_jga7FBysoTvc5mvXsKK7klwMri0tDXNFdcriI9eTxlx_RkQjOEZTcYZamcvN0gd5BWfYZotULCvfOdUl-RlGSRH5apvY1V1RjUWXJJ5RB4ehBnkhyTO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="186" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsYDWqAIabVXl2M4LorqFhCfVHTZPGVlhkR-QmkbV73cXO9ROdJSACEhG__xOy3Ad8dWz4AjUp_jga7FBysoTvc5mvXsKK7klwMri0tDXNFdcriI9eTxlx_RkQjOEZTcYZamcvN0gd5BWfYZotULCvfOdUl-RlGSRH5apvY1V1RjUWXJJ5RB4ehBnkhyTO" width="165" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-72725513136293016832023-09-04T10:55:00.001+01:002023-09-04T10:55:26.888+01:00<p>DJ Taylor's entertaining if flawed music-biz saga<i> Rock 'n' Roll is Life</i> reaches its second instalment with <i>Flame Music</i>. Here's my piece in the <a href="https://literaryreview.co.uk/crocodile-rock">Literary Review</a></p><p><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><a href="https://literaryreview.co.uk/crocodile-rock"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnDeJbQ7XMAm79lb38-Y-mjg2vO39kERZEpESA-NT39XV50P5Nj1O-KWF84zKwU-Zg9kdLU7q3j_IzJHQo_KbfG0jZK1Buu-WWfHZ6yr_wry2sk2gBA1WZUNVYRFMy1_4uuaFZX-LV6NSXXc4bKiWJ9kgrL-SuGKjnNGvxtvBeivMhOSR1WfmuSxtGZrgY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="181" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnDeJbQ7XMAm79lb38-Y-mjg2vO39kERZEpESA-NT39XV50P5Nj1O-KWF84zKwU-Zg9kdLU7q3j_IzJHQo_KbfG0jZK1Buu-WWfHZ6yr_wry2sk2gBA1WZUNVYRFMy1_4uuaFZX-LV6NSXXc4bKiWJ9kgrL-SuGKjnNGvxtvBeivMhOSR1WfmuSxtGZrgY" width="156" /></a></div><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-4666569173274247432023-08-02T11:20:00.005+01:002023-08-17T16:42:25.996+01:00<p>I reviewed Jo Ann Beard's taut, poignant novella,<i> Cheri</i>, in the <a href="https://literaryreview.co.uk/a-date-with-death">Literary Review</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggJFJonhvh2ehROenCjGbQ_W7yGuOi1OYV12uTWwp84tEzEMkLFhZfJhD47bc5kUVcNVlzKWCe-TZ5v4c9AsSuJIl-fC9WzY6wrXUDej0FU9oXuAeegvqEAy0qL_b0ytSMVC_4QVsy09wkYd9IEAMY1TNUVgx0HlRBIqzehbkx6IloBGM7IWEmTx-8oYKs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="179" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggJFJonhvh2ehROenCjGbQ_W7yGuOi1OYV12uTWwp84tEzEMkLFhZfJhD47bc5kUVcNVlzKWCe-TZ5v4c9AsSuJIl-fC9WzY6wrXUDej0FU9oXuAeegvqEAy0qL_b0ytSMVC_4QVsy09wkYd9IEAMY1TNUVgx0HlRBIqzehbkx6IloBGM7IWEmTx-8oYKs" width="152" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-34047283161541481322023-07-21T09:56:00.002+01:002023-08-17T16:42:36.433+01:00<p>I reviewed <i>The Black Eden</i>, Richard T. Kelly's epic novel of North Sea oil exploitation, in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/21/the-black-eden-by-richard-t-kelly-review-the-story-of-north-sea-oil?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks">Guardian</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9LpM0aeBh3r_EauUCQyV6U-Oa8OP51w0XXvHE_jTygLYfecR2ps3DS3X0iztUIfbFvR8neJZ3sHSwennj9BNQhPvtuQe4Gxm2mUTsWcLQZr-W9V98kVelkU_8p_jlIvvw37pacuJB_EpKL5NbnMiR7sMu3aoHi1T7jbwLNj9nPtbc6h-IJ_6XbOYXQkAQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="181" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9LpM0aeBh3r_EauUCQyV6U-Oa8OP51w0XXvHE_jTygLYfecR2ps3DS3X0iztUIfbFvR8neJZ3sHSwennj9BNQhPvtuQe4Gxm2mUTsWcLQZr-W9V98kVelkU_8p_jlIvvw37pacuJB_EpKL5NbnMiR7sMu3aoHi1T7jbwLNj9nPtbc6h-IJ_6XbOYXQkAQ" width="156" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-40413729701003069602023-07-10T09:25:00.002+01:002023-07-10T09:25:22.233+01:00<p>I will be talking with Amanda Craig about her immersive, Tuscany-set new novel <i>The Three Graces</i> at the Owl Bookshop Kentish Town, on Tues 11th July 6.30pm. Do come along. Tickets <a href="https://owlbookshop.co.uk/talks-and-events/amanda-craig/">here</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihXq4_HEr4pBqApbxd2IqXku6DFpb0Y8-Rw_lnf2im6YowsxiLQB-TvMYXAqOMLuUMIyIXcb2Rdmh09vZ-pXG34_8rV0GgsQYpg0diQvnwi97GNSDu55UcQB5yf_I2e4Awyv-1YrXBD2B4yeSV6RferTCv0BQN8q4AtSVNkyagFfH7C1cDatysLt04oh6W" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="702" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihXq4_HEr4pBqApbxd2IqXku6DFpb0Y8-Rw_lnf2im6YowsxiLQB-TvMYXAqOMLuUMIyIXcb2Rdmh09vZ-pXG34_8rV0GgsQYpg0diQvnwi97GNSDu55UcQB5yf_I2e4Awyv-1YrXBD2B4yeSV6RferTCv0BQN8q4AtSVNkyagFfH7C1cDatysLt04oh6W" width="183" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-76955834724289016672023-07-06T10:29:00.002+01:002023-07-06T10:29:32.542+01:00<p>Here's my review of Éric Vuillard's <i>An Honourable Exit</i>, a cool and compact 'factual novel' about French colonial exploitation in Indochina. <a href="https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/an-honourable-exit-eric-vuillard-book-review-jude-cook/">TLS</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw_slhaz3GdwJ4eOWQceJd786DxLoCAUUo8W1M_YSHztqha3gSYXeRypUw0C_CdQ_s-S3bKR7lOZZ9I8I2bFxjmJZEN15Yyi3hsBDEIT6RHKs0ptf93hrxOAay4D7IUYFyg5cyUkzfrmK8vzeuHRrmqiGvspErHUmy7GfnloRCJSB8VFK-cBdlpfhtOyFF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="185" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw_slhaz3GdwJ4eOWQceJd786DxLoCAUUo8W1M_YSHztqha3gSYXeRypUw0C_CdQ_s-S3bKR7lOZZ9I8I2bFxjmJZEN15Yyi3hsBDEIT6RHKs0ptf93hrxOAay4D7IUYFyg5cyUkzfrmK8vzeuHRrmqiGvspErHUmy7GfnloRCJSB8VFK-cBdlpfhtOyFF" width="163" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-87105027999012964532023-05-25T13:06:00.000+01:002023-05-25T13:06:00.219+01:00<p>I wrote about Michael Arditti's rich and engrossing novel of art, faith and morality, <i>The Choice</i>, in the <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/unholy-row-the-choice-by-michael-arditti-reviewed/">The Spectator </a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0QVkrfPAdzpXZOtXLAry7TYGBE0Eqi-xYrp5AuQT3JxmT3eAehr2Cjs90MiHtBlPM-KyXq01uN-0k-KMZu8p3vtf6wtahQELb72TdWqxJyLCct4vGRykscYWhuhsGargGyNGKg9H84aTj2b9BKGpJe16Vre4oDGHCVh4_rGi23OVUDPhzxtMnD6LljQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="180" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0QVkrfPAdzpXZOtXLAry7TYGBE0Eqi-xYrp5AuQT3JxmT3eAehr2Cjs90MiHtBlPM-KyXq01uN-0k-KMZu8p3vtf6wtahQELb72TdWqxJyLCct4vGRykscYWhuhsGargGyNGKg9H84aTj2b9BKGpJe16Vre4oDGHCVh4_rGi23OVUDPhzxtMnD6LljQ" width="155" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-90303944925842641092023-04-29T22:01:00.000+01:002023-04-29T22:01:03.617+01:00<p>I reviewed Xiaolu Guo's memoir <i>Radical</i>, an intellectually rich and stimulating exploration of language and female emancipation, in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/29/radical-by-xiaolu-guo-review-a-woman-of-character?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other">Guardian </a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1qF5vwuLP59A29w5ZzncpB0_4C_ClajRdTXTLuij1eEMOxlWh11gnHKDwU2WMooQM9czRu_7kyZnV0jJeGokRJtv3M99v7aNcEjvcoo9lctoR8K_75lf7PUGKWCeMvFfcSXcizz5kIts_lKnFI-u21IN0HVZE0jWGVikjhvNziURnzo1muUO2W5HXiA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="176" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1qF5vwuLP59A29w5ZzncpB0_4C_ClajRdTXTLuij1eEMOxlWh11gnHKDwU2WMooQM9czRu_7kyZnV0jJeGokRJtv3M99v7aNcEjvcoo9lctoR8K_75lf7PUGKWCeMvFfcSXcizz5kIts_lKnFI-u21IN0HVZE0jWGVikjhvNziURnzo1muUO2W5HXiA" width="148" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-7287610814871336022023-04-13T10:19:00.000+01:002023-04-13T10:19:05.951+01:00<p>Lydia Sandgren's <i>Collected Works</i> is a satisfying Franzenian doorstopper of a novel. Sometimes the traditional pleasures of character and narrative trump experiments with form. Here's my review in the <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-lady-vanishes-collected-works-by-lydia-sandgren-reviewed/">Spectator </a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMiihzC3qKQyM-f66rzyi3eBq3f1euvRvJHVd-9pmwq0la1RrF8bTiT_b3cQ2zFWeBdf2AqAVl4q5rfK6tMR15odr5lU62cSjjhcKUTdh6bGA3WSjxi4K92fuLXz55Rzy5kQ-wKcr85UZXS0v3Wm4hHMxFoBOP6_ksK_rXIv_PFkLYO4bbO50t1xcx4A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="181" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMiihzC3qKQyM-f66rzyi3eBq3f1euvRvJHVd-9pmwq0la1RrF8bTiT_b3cQ2zFWeBdf2AqAVl4q5rfK6tMR15odr5lU62cSjjhcKUTdh6bGA3WSjxi4K92fuLXz55Rzy5kQ-wKcr85UZXS0v3Wm4hHMxFoBOP6_ksK_rXIv_PFkLYO4bbO50t1xcx4A" width="156" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-61264717110809261502023-03-30T10:28:00.007+01:002023-03-30T10:28:52.908+01:00<p>Kimberley C. Patton's <i>Gemini and the Sacred</i> is a capacious and erudite anthology of essays on twins and twinship in religion and mythology. Here's my review in the <a href="https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/gemini-and-the-sacred-kimberley-c-patton-book-review-jude-cook/">TLS</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_64GSabFVXHZiMDy7wgKEj1R9_6cg1bwtO5Eufu8rgMZLbbV1NDcYw2WUnuf0wcBw9hCryu8ya8dlp0H01A-LURmgpfDbaYTJ5XR7DCePzYPgN7Qt_j6p0fvfb8ANPY7rDrFuBWuy75ZGvEmZWviWZ7oXTaxGy-6cz9baCnZvC7pdhVEd9Wr3pAIvnQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_64GSabFVXHZiMDy7wgKEj1R9_6cg1bwtO5Eufu8rgMZLbbV1NDcYw2WUnuf0wcBw9hCryu8ya8dlp0H01A-LURmgpfDbaYTJ5XR7DCePzYPgN7Qt_j6p0fvfb8ANPY7rDrFuBWuy75ZGvEmZWviWZ7oXTaxGy-6cz9baCnZvC7pdhVEd9Wr3pAIvnQ" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-58369258440858660772023-03-30T10:26:00.003+01:002023-03-30T10:26:50.332+01:00<p> I reviewed Catherine Lacey's ambitious and super-inventive new novel, <i>Biography of X</i>, in the <a href="https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/biography-of-x-catherine-lacey-book-review-jude-cook/">TLS</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk3_U3DeFsPtMe97Y4PYMlBmvQjxm6Usneg_id1rhIq5tcX2aIhQEQYANqn01YowegFF1JjlHLr4EHm3kVFKXXhDNR-FcjRiClctEqaIfu3uhlShJJr5_UIYa5cDz_Uxi8dzOGCwJR30xLsRLYDOln1X6IHuJ8Q8UcegxiwOvIG5I0Ti8KM3cTSO5y8Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="181" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk3_U3DeFsPtMe97Y4PYMlBmvQjxm6Usneg_id1rhIq5tcX2aIhQEQYANqn01YowegFF1JjlHLr4EHm3kVFKXXhDNR-FcjRiClctEqaIfu3uhlShJJr5_UIYa5cDz_Uxi8dzOGCwJR30xLsRLYDOln1X6IHuJ8Q8UcegxiwOvIG5I0Ti8KM3cTSO5y8Q" width="156" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-74315394399610842022023-03-02T11:16:00.000+00:002023-03-02T11:16:01.406+00:00<p>Sebastian Barry's superb new novel is a deep exploration of the 'sad stations of memory' set on Ireland's Dalkey coastline. Here's my piece in the <a href="https://literaryreview.co.uk/digging-up-the-past-2">Literary Review</a></p><p><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><a href="https://literaryreview.co.uk/digging-up-the-past-2"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWE1c0uhUIsHkQ1jp_2y-pDLl-CTs02M5mTqQUIaWv3sapOiGyuutkHn7zjKCkTPWn6vFIS0CjoMh20zFKRAbeImp4-qvp_Yn2b6fEBs_EaRswvk0t_RX4V2zORJuUQiYhBBljQ8jsB0P2q1MLCFETjAtp-CehVFLRieVPvOwi6U5lpCJ0KzszU0MmUw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="181" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWE1c0uhUIsHkQ1jp_2y-pDLl-CTs02M5mTqQUIaWv3sapOiGyuutkHn7zjKCkTPWn6vFIS0CjoMh20zFKRAbeImp4-qvp_Yn2b6fEBs_EaRswvk0t_RX4V2zORJuUQiYhBBljQ8jsB0P2q1MLCFETjAtp-CehVFLRieVPvOwi6U5lpCJ0KzszU0MmUw" width="156" /></a></div><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-19457981009618827892023-01-20T10:46:00.000+00:002023-01-20T10:46:18.201+00:00<p>Here's my review of <i>Hotel Milano</i>, the new novel from veteran novelist, essayist & translator Tim Parks in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/19/hotel-milano-by-tim-parks-review-a-pandemic-reckoning?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks">Guardian</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WdMtjyl6lKHVCE0tvhsz0YFI9DC8IZOdsVlC0M8VQKcshOHh8svXCeQ_eVwG-G48ZycH3mDr304vDuF95HIJAepiul3dAShaFhxDLrCWdrXbNv6ohWbahk18Ef111oux-OJXkDR0r9mtKu4K8CRqlEwnqYmLXWgLbVU6tWizT6Z5cVakIptXFKD0lA/s285/download-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="177" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WdMtjyl6lKHVCE0tvhsz0YFI9DC8IZOdsVlC0M8VQKcshOHh8svXCeQ_eVwG-G48ZycH3mDr304vDuF95HIJAepiul3dAShaFhxDLrCWdrXbNv6ohWbahk18Ef111oux-OJXkDR0r9mtKu4K8CRqlEwnqYmLXWgLbVU6tWizT6Z5cVakIptXFKD0lA/s1600/download-2.jpg" width="177" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-38389695890230982652023-01-19T10:31:00.003+00:002023-01-19T10:31:43.132+00:00<p>Toby Litt's <i>A Writer's Diary</i> is a remarkable daily record of life's minutiae, with much wisdom on the creative process and the how to keep going as a writer. Here's my review in the <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-treasury-of-wisdom-about-the-writing-life/">Spectator</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1zRcNr9DAiSR3mxT0d_X_QArqXdkG2987Uyh_9vcMLS-GzollSAaTUO7Y84qlxPyQrvIIQVZwp1qxpYCZdwQ6tHsp6f0cYbATiPeCqUsPeM9nuLQlO-LEd4tE_ZwR0Cx_UerqQs8SDcWFnAhw6zSVUJzV9LbkqW6HF1pl8C1xZe20srJztDdHYfWiWQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="180" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1zRcNr9DAiSR3mxT0d_X_QArqXdkG2987Uyh_9vcMLS-GzollSAaTUO7Y84qlxPyQrvIIQVZwp1qxpYCZdwQ6tHsp6f0cYbATiPeCqUsPeM9nuLQlO-LEd4tE_ZwR0Cx_UerqQs8SDcWFnAhw6zSVUJzV9LbkqW6HF1pl8C1xZe20srJztDdHYfWiWQ" width="154" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0f8PmM63BZJ7cu7BrAkikUhIHrbyfIytB3OJPxPUCg73DV8qTgqqOBGoCi1KWIQirvOj4UdYvc8x1S844OHAGIYu8_sfYObgQUgLDyVCV2tUbfIKVedU3lQbBvvqquWQ7HmRUue90IAOB4ypOiqR2gzocdnDgV9oxVeQzUcOGKi00EQGbYuwwAz8TBQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="222" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0f8PmM63BZJ7cu7BrAkikUhIHrbyfIytB3OJPxPUCg73DV8qTgqqOBGoCi1KWIQirvOj4UdYvc8x1S844OHAGIYu8_sfYObgQUgLDyVCV2tUbfIKVedU3lQbBvvqquWQ7HmRUue90IAOB4ypOiqR2gzocdnDgV9oxVeQzUcOGKi00EQGbYuwwAz8TBQ" width="234" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-38963089002273873472022-12-28T17:32:00.000+00:002022-12-28T17:32:07.085+00:00<p>I reviewed Aidan Cottrell-Boyce's ambitious and provocative novel of ideas, <i>The End of Nightwork</i>, in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/24/the-end-of-nightwork-by-aidan-cottrell-boyce-review-life-in-fast-forward">Guardian </a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXaC3RRl_6yg0EJs6KMzzFSz1YRigFinEn3H_fZwy9c7Y-4Ekv_3W4CVtUPouSk4abCEaTjP-_oZugqGUC2eWUdK1lSIijLh-TTckk-_WA-bILoc6z6U8PX_9nyYW_SQfodTMnAX8dDqVRv7MVTLaf1u-7oKuc9nnOsPiX93VvldU0Ejs20mLfLkCVSw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="177" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXaC3RRl_6yg0EJs6KMzzFSz1YRigFinEn3H_fZwy9c7Y-4Ekv_3W4CVtUPouSk4abCEaTjP-_oZugqGUC2eWUdK1lSIijLh-TTckk-_WA-bILoc6z6U8PX_9nyYW_SQfodTMnAX8dDqVRv7MVTLaf1u-7oKuc9nnOsPiX93VvldU0Ejs20mLfLkCVSw" width="149" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677951465319851821.post-74855302336657211982022-11-18T13:06:00.000+00:002022-11-18T13:06:00.146+00:00<p>Here's my review of Guy Ware's funny, clever, politically engaged novel <i>The Peckham Experiment</i> in the <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/planning-a-new-jerusalem-the-peckham-experiment-by-guy-ware-reviewed/">Spectator</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi11XHgL2LwB0bq9dgV5ZGY_6C0Mah3rXgh5HxXmMAIxJKqlCj8uJw3XKlB1OZJEBVwahFE-uqqzQmtIM6b8cuCHDQvHLj7vSbFjgmUbGIpNuDqjJ_23ubx8DaLAboi-MYXjfLmZgP7huYBtJINorYUOmfnhv85XgvP7oifNc6VJ6LTEO6Oa2mqWgs3qg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="181" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi11XHgL2LwB0bq9dgV5ZGY_6C0Mah3rXgh5HxXmMAIxJKqlCj8uJw3XKlB1OZJEBVwahFE-uqqzQmtIM6b8cuCHDQvHLj7vSbFjgmUbGIpNuDqjJ_23ubx8DaLAboi-MYXjfLmZgP7huYBtJINorYUOmfnhv85XgvP7oifNc6VJ6LTEO6Oa2mqWgs3qg" width="156" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg62lHxi9aD-besojmEl9DVzEVXlrbEtLKbaWLu0JoDThFGDCPXhNDDJ-NVzGVJYFAIEKfK9m4lfuntB9PJnduUmStAF0MrCvCX1XiSUfbrxfn-QzKkU14EmeKpx99fq_5LaTpfKHk6KgoGI-CZTuZyGr1KWDVsO7Mdnaowz9FAk8OoXmm976-jS3L1TQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg62lHxi9aD-besojmEl9DVzEVXlrbEtLKbaWLu0JoDThFGDCPXhNDDJ-NVzGVJYFAIEKfK9m4lfuntB9PJnduUmStAF0MrCvCX1XiSUfbrxfn-QzKkU14EmeKpx99fq_5LaTpfKHk6KgoGI-CZTuZyGr1KWDVsO7Mdnaowz9FAk8OoXmm976-jS3L1TQ" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>JudeCookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819157269688437658noreply@blogger.com0