ICYMI:

Will Self: Fiction Top Five In this top five, I explore the biting fictional works of writer Will Self.

Will Self: Fiction Top Five. New post up on Substack.

www.want-to-tell-you.com/p/will-self-...

#want-to-tell-you #substack #willself

The Joy of Winter Eating (from 2022) Happy New Year!

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Wow, I just had a nostalgia trip looking at those Neocities featured sites. That's a great idea, especially if it matches your aesthetic and you don't plan to run another blog. I do miss fun websites like those—truly unique spaces! 😀

Writerly folk: what are your thoughts on author websites—whether a simple portfolio to showcase your books or an active blog with many posts? Do you have one or not? Do you want one or not? Are they pointless or worthwhile?

(Partly asking as someone who's built websites professionally.)

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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki: A Book Review Haruki Murakami is not just an enjoyable set of vowels and consonants to say out loud, it is also the name of a popular author of contemporary fiction.

After a brief hiatus from Substack, I’m back with a review of Haruki Murakami’s Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki…(and the rest). Note: this is a review of the book, not the novel.

#substack #want-to-tell-you
www.want-to-tell-you.com/p/colorless-...

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Donna Tartt - Know Your Author

Donna Tartt #knowyourauthor

George Saunders - Know Your Author

George Saunders #knowyourauthor

(Updated graphic). More to come. Though I should really be working on less silly things.

You’re off to a great start, Drew!

Amen.

🤣

. . . and griddled asparagus, with a little lemon squeezed over. Is there anything better?

Haha, I think you've been to the wrong barbecues. Here me out: a small gathering, 4-6 max; a space with both sun and shaded spots; preplanned (and ideally pre-marinated) ingredients; good music; iced drinks; a temperature probe.

Crash by J.G. Ballard - Front

Crash by J.G. Ballard - Back

Crash by J.G. Ballard - First page

A pretty wild cover for the first US printing of Crash by J.G. Ballard. Published by Farrar Straus Giroux in 1973.

#ballard #crash

Prosciutto pizza

Prosciutto pizza 2

Margarita, Pepperoni and Asparagus pizzas.

Here are the results from yesterday. 🍕

Happy Sunday! ICYMI, I began a new blog series (hopefully, it'll continue) on my Substack a few days ago. Written in the second person, it's a little unusual. This first entry concerns a camping trip to Aberystwyth, where I traipsed around bookstores, bought some books, and didn't get much sleep.

Mixed a batch of pizza dough this morning. Sourdough, for extra flavs. Firing up the Ooni later. First time this year.

Too Many Books You begin to wonder (in second person) if you have a book-buying problem. Despite this, you spend two days in Aberystwyth and buy some more.

A little blog about books: stores, shelves, collections.

www.want-to-tell-you.com/p/too-many-b...

Thank you! I’m just waiting for it to cool down - always the hardest part of baking.

Freshly baked sourdough loaf.

Freshly baked sourdough loaf (another angle).

Morning sourdough loaf, hot and singing from the oven.

You wouldn’t dare! 😂

Yes! I'm planning to dive into his season's books eventually. I have Autumn. 'Tis a pretty hardcover. If I try the Morning Star series, I'll probably go for the eBooks—not sure if my shelves can handle the weight 😂

The first three Karl Ove Knausgaard 'My Struggle' books are on the shelf.

Knausgaard is an oddity. He is somehow capable of writing about his life unsparingly in the way most writers transpose and collage various aspects of themselves across multiple characters. Three down, three to go.

Happy Birthday, Rob!

Spoiler alert, I enjoyed the book.

And just like that . . . serenity.

Add muted words and tags - Bluesky settings.

Nevermind, I've found it in settings - moderation - muted words and tags. Fantastic!

Does anyone know of a setting on Bluesky to hide posts containing certain keywords?