Category Archives: little monsters

As I close the door behind me…

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Charles Lambert

…I just wanted to alert you to a review of Little Monsters.It’s by Rob Spence on his blog Topsyturvydom, which, I’m pleased to see, has a link to Ben Goldacre. And to me. And now I really must go.

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Little Monsters review

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Scott Pack has written an excellent review of Little Monsters. I’m particularly fond of this bit (you can probably guess why): The way Lambert handles relationships, and how small betrayals and minor secrets can divert their course, reminded me of … Continue reading →

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FAO interview

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Charles Lambert

The following interview appeared in FAO In Touch, the in-house newsletter of the Food and Agriculture Organisation where I (and, coincidentally, Carol, the narrator of Little Monsters) work. FAO editor publishes critically acclaimed novel ‘I was in Turin and saw … Continue reading →

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Little Monsters review

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Well, who’d have thought it? Just when I thought time was out on Little Monsters’ chances of being reviewed again, Time Out does a piece on the novel. You can read it here. (Enjoy the play on words? I thought … Continue reading →

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What’s Giacomo for?

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Three recent moments. One. I was reading an article a week or so ago about Cy Twombly’s working methods during the 1960s in Rome. Apparently he’d pin rolls of canvas to the walls of his studio and work on them … Continue reading →

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E-me

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Charles Lambert

It looks as though Little Monsters will be appearing as an an e-book in September. I wouldn’t have been as pleased about this if I hadn’t just read this article, found through Maud Newton’s excellent blog, which suggests that sales … Continue reading →

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Cover story

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Charles Lambert

If you’d like to know my views on buying books in Italy, as well as on the cultural relativism of book covers, all you have to do is click here. You will also find a shameless plug for Little Monsters, … Continue reading →

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Little Monsters: review and interview

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Little Monsters has just been reviewed by Kay Sexton. You can find the review, followed by an interview with me, on Writing Neuroses, here. Kay’s questions were challenging and fun, and I’ve done my best to answer them. I can … Continue reading →

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Latest sighting of Little Monsters

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Charles Lambert

On a more cheerful note than the one struck by the previous post, here’s a photograph from Foyle’s, Charing Cross, London, UK (Europe, the World, the Solar System, the Universe… Remember?). Little Monsters is now a highlight! And just look … Continue reading →

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Little Monsters: Guardian review

Posted on April 19, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Another review of Little Monsters, this time from The Guardian. It’s the sort of review that’s best described as mixed. Mixed, as in: The parts of the book dealing with Carol’s adolescence are very good indeed, but the more contemporary … Continue reading →

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