A New Writing Game

Posted by Prof. Brian Stoddart on August 27, 2014 · 4 Comments 

Over the past few weeks I have been preoccupied with the new adventure in writing, becoming a crime novelist. As many of you know, A Madras Miasma was taken up by Tom Vater and Hans Kemp of Crime Wave Press – many thanks, guys – and appeared first in e-version then quickly in paperback on … Continue reading →

Category A Madras Miasma, Angela Savage, Barry Maitland, Chris Le Fanu, Denise Mina, Dominique Manotti, Doug Johnstone, Fred Vargas, Garry Disher, Ian Rankin, J.I.M.Stewart, Jeff Siger, Liam McIlvanney, Madras, Megan Abbott, Michael Robotham, Michael Stanley, Quentin Bates, Robert Darke, Ruth Downie, Stav Sherez, Theakston, William Ryan

Syria Adrift

Posted by Prof. Brian Stoddart on July 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

This blog has been a touch quiet, and the reason is basically Syria, for two interconnected reasons. The first is straightforward enough. I have been finalising a book put together on the basis of my experiences of living in Syria immediately prior to the current tragic events. It is about living in an old Arabic … Continue reading →

Category Ahmad Chalabi, Aleppo, Harrogate, Michael Ignatieff, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Stephen Leather, Syria, Theakston