Tag: Geoff Dyer

  • Geoff Dyer grows up

    Geoff Dyer grows up

    Geoff Dyer is one of those authors who never writes the same book twice.  He’s produced around twenty of them so far, on a kaleidoscopic range of subjects, including the history of photography, India, Soviet film, the First World War, jazz heroes, Roger Federer and war movies.  My favourite is Out of sheer rage: wrestling…

  • Some books I read in 2023

    Some books I read in 2023

    It’s been a writing year rather than a reading one, but as usual I’ve found so much to enjoy in books, many of them happened on by accident, often in charity shops.  The book club I belong to also threw up plenty of good reads, including the best novel I’ve read this year, Claire Keegan’s…