Author Archives: Charles Lambert

Genes

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Ever wondered what the baby would look like if you had one with your partner? Your gay partner? Or, indeed, any one else’s partner? Well, apparently there’s a machine that can tell you. It’s called The Gene Machine and it … Continue reading →

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More about me

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Charles Lambert

If you go to East of the Web, you’ll not only have a chance to read some wonderful stories by such fine writers as Kay Sexton, David Gaffney, Charlie Fish, Tim MacLean and, er, me. You’ll also be able to … Continue reading →

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REM Shock Announcement

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Charles Lambert

I just saw this on Joe My God. Nice one, Michael.

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Gay Bulgaria

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Charles Lambert

http://www.harpercollins.com/services/browseinside/widget.aspx?hc.guid=b78be4a0-213a-40f2-9b11-303e45d861aa David Giltinan, on Goodreads, has reviewed a book called Bizarre Books: A Compendium of Classic Oddities. It sounds fabulous. Here are some of the titles, with excerpts and/or comments, that David particularly enjoyed: How to Draw a Straight Line, … Continue reading →

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Disturbing stock

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Leonie Jackson, of Waterstones Walsall, has this to say about Little Monsters: I really enjoyed this book although it is slightly disturbing, particularly the relationship between the protagonist and her ‘uncle Joey’. The main story is set during the Second … Continue reading →

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Conjugation

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Charles Lambert

This is one of a collection of doctored electoral posters that you can find at the la Repubblica site. A lot of them are funny in a fairly heavy-handed way, though you’ll need Italian to appreciate them, but this one … Continue reading →

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Monkey business

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Charles Lambert

The logo of the brand (sic) new Democratic Party here in Italy has been reminding me of something for some time. I realised what it was today. As if that wasn’t enough, the woolly monkey now used to advertise PG … Continue reading →

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Little Monsters – review

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Charles Lambert

My first customer review on Amazon, and it’s a good one. It begins: Little Monsters starts off with a tremendous bang, grabbing the reader’s attention with its first sentence, and then manages somehow to maintain that effect on pretty much … Continue reading →

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Interview

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Charles Lambert

John Self, the man behind the wonderful and highly regarded literary blog Asylum, recently interviewed me about Little Monsters and writing in general, which was both an honour and great fun. You can see what he asked, and how I … Continue reading →

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Gloss on previous posts

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Charles Lambert

The last three posts are fairly cryptic, I admit, and require some knowledge not only of Italian but also of the retailing practices of UK barbers in the 60s. The photographs were taken in the delightful town of Priverno, within … Continue reading →

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