Ghosts in stories tend to represent a single person – a child who died young or was killed, whose presence continues to haunt her family, the victims of a serial killer who haunt a house, a woman killed on a highway who scares passing drivers. For me, a non-believer in ghosts, I see these as … Continue reading
Ages ago in 1991, Sinead O’Conner refused to participate in the Grammies, because the music industry, “(has) created a great respect among artists for material gain – by honouring us and exalting us when we achieve it, ignoring for the most part those of us who have not.” That is, in an industry oriented towards … Continue reading
So we know that more men get published, reviewed, and read, than female writers. And we know that few books from poor countries are published or translated. We also know most writers are not paid for the work they do, and that many books aren’t written because some people are too busy trying to stay … Continue reading
