This is an old edition of Meanwhile from an inferior, more simian newsletter platform that has unhelpfully severed all the hyperlinks. It’s included here in the archive simply for sake of completion.
Amazon with Amazon? NearSt is a new one hour book delivery service in London. Most intriguing.
What the first line of Camus’ The Stranger should be. An interesting look at the complexities and fragility of translation in literature.
The new issue of Creative Review is all about starting out in the creative industries, with advice for both new graduates and those thinking of going it alone. Plus I'm in there somewhere, talking about performance anxiety in design.
Gobblefunk, bunkledoodle, swishfiggler … and other words that Roald Dahl invented whilst writing The BFG.
The sixteen best book covers of the first six months of 2016. Best of lists are getting a bit specific these days, aren't they?
How can we encourage boys to read for pleasure? This is a common problem I've heard from other dads. No easy solutions.
Clip-point shoe knife! Six inch bone folder! Awl! I really need this bookbinding toolkit from the London Centre for Books Arts. And somebody to show me how to use it without hurting myself.
Becky Chilcott discusses Dave Shelton’s A Boy and a Bear in a Boat – a children's book with a most unusual cover.
I've decided to cover 100 of David Bowie's books. I may regret this.