With scant audiences and paltry remuneration, author’s tours can be far from glamorous

On the ethics of literary marketing

Northern Ireland should be bolder in promoting itself

Not everyone can succeed at the art of asking

The broadcaster is obsessed with trying to reach an audience it doesn’t understand

What are the ethics of asking for money?

Once a habit that cut across class, smoking is now masochistic comfort for the dispossessed

When a new major title by a big cheese arrives, expect a tidal wave of rolled logs