Cain’s Pictures

I’ve been adding some pictures to the Cain’s project page and I’ll be publishing more soon. Looking at these images again after a few months I’m struck by just how ambitious the brewery building was, to say nothing of the pubs. The whole album is here. Or click on the picture below.

Cain’s Pictures

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Pitching Poetry

Last Wednesday I went to Ness Gardens on the Wirral to teach a poetry course based on the themes of gardens, nature, and Spring. I’ve been organising this kind of course in Continuing Education at the University of Liverpool for a few years now but this was the first time I’ve actually taught on [...]

100 American Crime Writers

I have just been putting together a website for the 100 American Crime Writers project. Work on this book, which will be published as part of Palgrave’s Crime Files series, will start in the autumn and I’m looking forward to it. For now the site includes information about the project, about the authors, and a [...]

Daily Post Article

I was interviewed last week about the Cain’s book by Mike Chapple of the Liverpool Daily Post. He’s written up an excellent piece about Robert Cain, the brewery, and the city of Liverpool. He’s absolutely right about the atmosphere in Liverpool at the moment, it’s really electric. From the article:
Generally, there’s a very good vibe [...]