Author Archives: Charles Lambert

Waving

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Charles Lambert

I’ve been shamefully absent from here for far too long. 2015 was an exciting, exhausting year, of ports and presentations, of steps forward and stumbles back, of births and, sadly, deaths, of reading new writers and returning to old ones, … Continue reading →

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The Children’s Home

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Charles Lambert

I’ve been sitting on this for an uncomfortably long time (imagine a cushion filled with walnuts), but the news is finally official. Nan Graham and John Glynn at Scribner have just bought the North American rights to a new novel … Continue reading →

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Recording and retail opportunities

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Charles Lambert

Just back from two days in London, where I recorded the audio book of With a Zero at its Heart. This is something I’ve never wanted to do with any other book of mine, and would have refused if I’d … Continue reading →

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One morning.

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Charles Lambert

Some time ago I was asked by the Italian Institute of Germanic Studies in Rome to contribute a story to an issue of their review dedicated to Kafka and edited by Giorgio Manacorda. The issue has now been published and … Continue reading →

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Occasioni di Morte

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Charles Lambert

And while I’m here, some news for those of you who read Italian, or would like to, or know people who do. The View from the Tower, the first in my trilogy of novels examining the darker side of Rome, … Continue reading →

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With a Zero at its Heart: Update (2)

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Charles Lambert

Back with some recent links to ZERO-related stuff: two interviews, a review, a piece on the structure of the book in response to a request from Isabel Costello, and some news. The first interview, with Megan Taylor, appeared in the … Continue reading →

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With a Zero at its Heart: update

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Charles Lambert

With a Zero at its Heart was published at the end of May, almost four months ago now. They’ve been busy months, but it really is about time I produced a round-up of what’s been said about the book since … Continue reading →

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Two weeks in Budapest

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Charles Lambert

We’re staying in a very attractive top-floor flat just off Andrassy ut, between Heroes Square and the House of Terror. Andrassy ut is what’s known as a good address, with its cluster of designer outlets at one end, the Opera … Continue reading →

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Winter in Berlin, by Ian R Mitchell

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Charles Lambert

I recently reviewed Winter in Berlin by Ian R Mitchell for TripFiction, one of my favourite sites (as it should be for anyone who loves both to travel and to read, and thinks the two can be fruitfully combined). I … Continue reading →

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Update, and news of a giveaway

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Charles Lambert

I’m sorry to have been away from here so long – I’ve been horribly busy with writing and non-writing stuff these past few months -, but I’m back with news that I hope will make up for my absence. The … Continue reading →

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