Posted by Robin Robertson at 25/01/10, 12:20:37Comments (1)
'At Roane Head' is the second in a series of narrative poems I’ve been writing over the past year – all of them set in fictional Scottish locations. They have some of the attributes of folk tales, and some of folklore’s familiar, cheery themes: murder, rape, revenge, madness, physical deformity, witchcraft and the supernatural.
Posted by James Long at 07/01/10, 12:10:52Comments (9)
We put out the question on Twitter, “Does anyone have any reading resolutions for 2010?”, and received a lot of enthusiastic replies. The consensus seemed to be that reading more classics is the right thing to do in the new year. Also, to read more!
Posted by Annie Murray at 05/01/10, 14:57:35Comments (0)
Annie Murray, author of A Hopscotch Summer and the forthcoming Soldier Girl, blogs about regional fiction, its perceptions and misperceptions.
Posted by James Long at 23/12/09, 11:45:50Comments (0)
2009 has been a busy but fun year here at the Picador blog. Many thanks to all our readers and bloggers for being a part of it.