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‘To be or not to be?’ featuring Benedict Cumberbatch & Prince Charles – Shakespeare Live! – BBC

29/04/2016

Book Hangovers & Nine Hamlets

Good news: I’ve worked out how to live with a fucked keyboard. Bad news: I haven’t gotten off my arse to buy a new one. I did get off my arse when I got a text last weekend that my copy of The Raven King was in Waterstones – literally as I walked through the door… Continue reading

April 2016, Books, Tim Minchin, TV, Videos

‘The Raven Cycle’, ‘The Raven King’, ‘To be or not to be?’ featuring Benedict Cumberbatch & Prince Charles – Shakespeare Live! – BBC, book hangovers, fucked keyboards, Indifferent Ignorance, Maggie Stiefvater

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When I began this blog in 2009, I was a teenager. That’s why you’ll find some posts have been hidden behind a paywall. I was an incredibly different, less eloquent person when I was a teen, so if you want to read the thoughts of that teenager, you can join the No. 1 Readers’ Club for access.

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This blog continues to evolve with me. My favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also interested in digital minimalism, how we can solve environmental issues and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea than it is to shout at people you disagree with.

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‘To be or not to be?’ featuring Benedict Cumberbatch & Prince Charles – Shakespeare Live! – BBC

Book Hangovers & Nine Hamlets