News and Articles
Course notices, news and Bob’s occasional divagations
(always wanted a chance to use that word)
On the Road
In November I’ll be giving a talk in the Salon-Salon series at Alice & Co. in Kyneton. Details on the flyer below.
More Shots from the Launch
With thanks to Richard Mudford, who took all these.
We Have Lift-Off
My translation-with-commentary of Beowulf was launched last night at the Collected works Bookshop. Kris and Loretta hosted what proved a well attended and lively do. Many thanks to them and all who attended, with a special shout to my Canberra buddy … Continue reading
Can I Interest You in a Book?
Cambridge Scholars Publishing has just featured my new book on its website at a substantial discount, so now’s your chance! I don’t know whether the already publicised discount code will get you a further 20% off, but it’s worth … Continue reading
Author Copies Have Arrived!
My author-copies of A Far Light have arrived. I’m forgiving myself for looking a little smug here. If not now, when?
Announcing a Bouncing Baby Excerpt . . .
The first thirty-odd pages of A Far Light are now available on the Camridge Scholars Publishing. A Far Lite, if you like! Anyhow, if you’re at all curious, you can now have a sticky-beak by following this link: http://www.cambridgescholars.com/download/sample/63303
Today, I Am an Amazon Author Page
My existence continues to resonate in further layers of (un-? quasi-?) reality. Take your pick: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B001K7RT1K They can’t yet show A Far Light ’cause it’s not yet officially published, so all you get is a few pics and my very … Continue reading
A Dust Jacket. A Palpable Dust Jacket.
Cambridge Scholars Publishing has just sent me a proof of my Beowulf-book’s dust jacket design. A long way to go yet: galley-proofs and indexing still to get through, but for now I can, briefly, put my feet up and feel accomplished.
The Post-Modern Plight of the Modern University
I wrote this a while ago, and Arena Magazine published it last year, while I was in hospital recovering from my surgery. A pointless squawk, on the one hand, given how things continue to deteriorate in the corporatised university, but … Continue reading
Arena Magazine Reviews
Ishiguro The Buried Giant Review I was recently asked to review Kazuo Ishiguro’s new novel for Arena Magazine. Here is the result. A few issues previously I reviewed Paul Kingsnorth’s The Wake, a far less happy affair. So you … Continue reading