Sundry literary guff

The Grumpy Bookman has reviewed (or 'overviewed') the first 40 pages of Roger Morris' debut novel, Taking Comfort. Despite admitting that it is not the kind of novel that he usually reads, the Grump gives the book a positive recommendation.

Roger will be joining other authors to be published by the controversial Macmillan New Writing imprint at a couple of reading events next month. I hope to attend so that I can heckle and throw mouldy vegetables at Roger as he attempts to read.

The events will be taking place at the Pan Bookshop, 158 Fulham Road, London (7 April 2006) and at Goldsboro Books (12 April 2006). Roger has also set up a dedicated Taking Comfort website.

And speaking of Charlie Williams, which we weren't, he has given a very interesting interview to Ray Banks over at the Noir Originals website that you can read here.