In the world of literature, you don’t have to throw a stone far to hit a snob. Snobbery takes many forms. It can form around social class, or material possessions, or workplace achievements. All types of snobbery are worth writing about (and mocking). Yet for me, it’s the intellectual snob that is most tedious of all. (more…)
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A Private Confession
Monday, August 1st, 2011Back in 1980s Romania it was a given that you were being listened in on. It was just one of those things, normal. Green meat. Normal. Bribing. Normal. Being extremely careful about what you say and who you share it with. Normal. Nothing unusual there at all. (more…)
Revolution
Sunday, July 24th, 2011Over the past year there has been a lot of incredible and newsworthy stories that have happened across this globe of ours: the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the death of Osama bin Laden, and the WikiLeaks saga. But really one of the biggest stories of 2011 will be the Middle East revolutions. (more…)
A Tale of Cupcakes, Books and Rain
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011A sweet beginning: (more…)
Phone hacking’s our fault is like bollocks…
Sunday, July 17th, 2011I heard some tosh t’other day about some sort of thing about us being responsible for that phone hacking scandal thing about phone hacking because we’re people and people read newspapers and therefore the only reason newspapers are a right proper bunch of pricks is cos we’re a right proper bunch of pricks for like buying it and stuff. (more…)
This Little Publisher Goes to Market
Friday, July 15th, 2011Nothing planned for the weekend? On Saturday 16th July, Honest Publishing is setting up shop at The Backyard Market on London’s Brick Lane. This popular indoor market boasts almost 100 art and crafts stalls, and you’ll find us (more…)
Neighbours
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011My neighbours invoke a feeling of uselessness and terror in the gaping hole between food and bone. At around eight o’clock a haunting sound resonates/permeates through my ceiling. Quickly fills up the spaces of this vacant home. The sound of Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Beck. Coldplay even. What’s left of music hangs and filters through every orifice. The leftovers. Dog fart music. (more…)
Courageous, Intriguing: The Women Who Inspire Me
Saturday, July 9th, 2011Honest Anniversary Share & Win Facebook Competition
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011So you want to read books by Honest Publishing, but, can you really be arsed to part with your hard earned cash for them? Of course you can’t! Well guess what… (more…)
Something Contemporary
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011I am lucky enough to receive an email now and again from Willie Smith. If you have ever received an email from Willie Smith you will know what I am writing about. Willie Smith’s emails are pure art. (more…)
