Thoughts on the blink

Published: Thu, 08/28/25

Updated: Thu, 08/28/25

Over the weekend, Lauren and I took a trip with Baby Grundy to the market town of Ross on Wye. We had three days of ice cream, cider, boat trips,…

“The most Buddhist non-Buddhist I’ve ever met”

Published: Wed, 08/27/25

Lauren and I have been re-watching Breaking Bad. Amidst the meth labs and money laundering, one of the more unusual things I love about the show is…

Questions?

Published: Tue, 08/26/25

Last week, I sent out an email listing my 7 favourite books of the year so far. A few readers replied to that email saying “I’ve just bought a copy of…

How Jim Roberts writes his dystopian rainforest adventures

Published: Fri, 08/22/25

By the end of this email, I promise to pay off that subject line. But to set the scene, let me tell you about one of my guiding principles when it…

Like Severance crossed with Planet of the Apes

Published: Thu, 08/21/25

From the start of Chapter Five of Jim Roberts’ debut novel, The Monkey State: The best leaders have vision and an unyielding strategy, but their most…

Ex-City lawyer takes aim at corporate cubicle culture with thrilling fantasy jungle escape novel

Published: Wed, 08/20/25

I have an offer today which I suspect will tickle your fancy if you've ever questioned working life and the 9-to-5 grind. With that in mind, let me…

My 7 favourite books so far this year

Published: Tue, 08/19/25

In no particular order: *** The Good Enough Job (Simone Stolzoff). Each chapter takes a common myth about work (e.g. our work equals our worth, we are…

The greene light to be yourself

Published: Mon, 08/18/25

In 1949, New Statesman ran a quirky challenge. The magazine asked its readers to write a couple of paragraphs parodying the style of any novelist with…

The Brooklyn Beckham School of One-Upmanship

Published: Fri, 08/15/25

The budding chef and hot sauce supremo Brooklyn Beckham has been in the news recently. A couple of days ago, the British tabloids broke the story that…

The goal of life?

Published: Wed, 08/13/25

American investor and businessman Joshua Kushner recently posted this on Twatter: ***the goal of life is to be e cited to go to work and e cited to go…