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Women Writers In “The Gray Tradition”?

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Andrew Hickey

I’ve several times asked for recommendations for fiction by women writers, because my fiction reading is over 95% male, and that’s not good, either for me or society. Unfortunately, most of the recommendations have been people I’ve just bounced off. … Continue reading →

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The Beatles: All These Years vol 1 — Tune In

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Andrew Hickey

Mark Lewisohn’s latest book on the Beatles is almost impossible to review sensibly. Possibly the simplest review is simply to describe it. It’s volume one of a projected three-volume biography of the Beatles. My copy runs to 803 pages of … Continue reading →

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A Graphic Illustration Of How Badly The “Long Tail” Sells

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Andrew Hickey

As most of you will have seen, I put out a book last night. Here’s a screenshot of part of the Amazon (UK) page for that book as of just now: Pretty good, eh? Top thirty in its category, and … Continue reading →

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Faction Paradox: Against Nature by Lawrence Burton

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Andrew Hickey

Full disclosure before I start this — I am friendly with the author and the publisher, and I also potentially have a book coming out from this publisher. I don’t think that this has biased my opinions in any way … Continue reading →

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Shell-Shocked by @howardkaylan

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Andrew Hickey

For the next month or so, most of my writing time will be taken up with copy-edits on the Beach Boys book and on my novel (along with the Doctor Who posts and How To Build Your Own Time Machine). … Continue reading →

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