Category Archives: shameless self-promotion

Me again

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Charles Lambert

Another self-promoting post, I’m afraid. Here’s a two-page glimpse of the first number of the new Cambridge Literary Review, which not only contains this poem, written in 1973, but also a memoir of my meeting with the concrete poet Dom … Continue reading →

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Celebrity

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Charles Lambert

I’ve been thinking about celebrity these past few days. Not the kind that ‘iconises’ and manipulates and destroys, Michael Jackson style; something much smaller, even laughably so, and closer to home. You may have noticed a few posts down that … Continue reading →

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Cracking collection

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Charles Lambert

I just want to direct your attention to a great new reader’s review of The Scent of Cinnamon on Amazon UK. It’s by Brummie Reader, and it’s a beauty! Now it’s your turn. Pester, pester, pester.

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big fish small pond

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Charles Lambert

Well, I’m suddenly a big fish in a small pond, specifically the whole of the second page of the very local edition of the local newspaper, Latina Oggi. A journalist called Maria Sole Galeazzi claims – erroneously – to have … Continue reading →

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Subliminal advertising

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Charles Lambert
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Reading group? Listen up!

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Charles Lambert

If you’re a member of a reading group, or would like to set one up, or know anyone who’s already a member of a reading group, or think your next-door neighbour may once have belonged to a reading group, or … Continue reading →

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Countdown

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Charles Lambert

Recognise this? Of course you do! It’s the front cover of the paperback edition of Little Monsters. It’s slightly different from the hardback – my name’s now larger and centred (an entirely thrilling development) and Beryl Bainbridge’s generous endorsement has … Continue reading →

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Richer and stranger…

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Don’t miss the third leg of my Something Rich and Strange virtual book tour, at Scott Pack’s essential blog, Me and My Big Mouth. I’m answering questions on order, sequence and, well, order again, which makes it sound a lot drier … Continue reading →

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Stick two

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Charles Lambert

My last post spoke about self-referentiality. Just to show that I’m not entirely foreign to the phenomenon myself, here’s a link to a post about The Scent of Cinnamon and Other Stories on One Story, which first published the title … Continue reading →

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Free delivery

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Charles Lambert

If you’re thinking of ordering a copy of The Scent of Cinnamon online, try the Book Depository here. They’re cheaper than Amazon (currently charging £9.66, compared to Amazon’s £11.49) and they deliver free worldwide, from Tallahassee to Timbuktu. For example.  … Continue reading →

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