The Jewel of Medina: Nobody cares… Game. Over.

“It is absurd to have a hard and fast rule about what one should read and what one shouldn’t. More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn’t read.” — Oscar Wilde
The latest controversy in the Muslim world appears to be furore over Sherry Jones’ latest work of fiction, “The Jewel of Medina.” [...]

Is the Orange Prize for Fiction Sexist?

The Orange Prize for Fiction is exclusively awarded to women for contributions to literature. According to Orange, the reason for this is:
When setting up the prize, we wanted to celebrate women’s critical views as well as their writing. And it makes an interesting point of difference with other prizes.
The Times today reported that celebrated [...]

8 Random Things About Me

I was recently challenged to take part in the “8 random things about me” meme by fellow blogger dungeekin, so here goes nothing. There’s so much that I want to do in life, so I’d like to think that this will be a lot more interesting in a few years time, but here goes nothing. [...]