I’ve just come home from an exhausting, wonderful, trip to Sydney, Coffs Harbour and Bellingen. Thanks and hello to the NSW Writers’ Centre and my lovely class members from last weekend; and the organisers, authors and attendees at the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival. The trip was particularly rewarding for me as I got to stay with my folks!
I’ve been too busy to do much blog writing, so here’s a small diversion for you while I finish putting together my Alan Hollinghurst interview, and write a book review or two. I’ll also post my Big Issue interview with Deborah Robertson soon, and you also can catch us talking in person tomorrow (Tuesday) night at Readings Carlton. [Update: the readings event seems to have been cancelled… *sadface*]
So, the diversion. The YouTube user won’t let me embed, but trust me, it’s worth clicking through…
From the Sherlock Holmes film Murder by Decree (1979) which G and I recently stayed up late to catch on ABC1, starring Christopher Plummer and James Mason:
Enjoy.
Best. Jack the Ripper movie. Ever.
Amazing coincidence: I’ve just started reading Deborah Robertson’s first book “Proudflesh” from 1997. I bought it on a whim last Friday night because it is relatively old, and (so I imagine) probably rather forgotten. Her stories are excellent. I love the way Freo Press keep on bringing talented writers out into the light (God bless ’em.) I suppose I’d better think about casting an eye over “Careless” soon…
Sounds like you’ve been having a good time lately 🙂 I suppose there won’t be an audio version of your interview tomorrow night with the good lady herself…?
That is a coincidence! I don’t believe Readings do audio of these kinds of in-store events, I’m afraid. 😦 Enjoy her work!
Yeah, I guess I was thinking about how obliging my local ABC are about doing podcasts. They seem to turn up to these sorts of things even when they’re not asked to. And I didn’t realise that Readings was a private bookshop.
Oh well, I can still nab a Big Issue…:)
“Yes, but squashing a fellow’s pea.” Holmes, you pea squashing bastard.
🙂