PHILIP WOMACK

Novelist and Reviewer: Author: The Other Book, The Liberators. The Darkening Path Trilogy: The Broken King, vol. 1; The King's Shadow, vol. 2, and The King's Revenge, vol. 3. The Double Axe, a retelling of the Minotaur story, and The Arrow of Apollo. How To Teach Classics to Your Dog published October 2020. Wildlord, publishing October 2021.

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Monday, 29 March 2010

Teenage Kicks

Here is a link to my review in the Telegraph of three books for teenagers: Keren David's thrilling debut, 'When I was Joe,' Will...

Friday, 26 March 2010

Pride and Punctuality

I wonder if anybody has ever attempted a study of lateness in literature? The business of catching means of transport is often (unsurprising...

Thursday, 25 March 2010

Interview on LitBlog

Here is a link to Alex Riley's interview with me on LitBlog http://litblog.co.uk/

Friday, 19 March 2010

Henry Hudson and William Roper-Curzon

I'm writing a short story for the artist Henry Hudson. He's a proponent of the new grotesque, and makes marvellous Hogarthian pictur...

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Amos Oz and Kimberley Quinn

Here is a link to my reviews of Amos Oz's mystical, fable-like new children's book, and Kimberley Quinn's - well, you'll see...

Saturday, 13 March 2010

Wandering Week

This week has been a week of wandering, without much wondering. The streets of London are wet and cold, and I have trod most of them, in the...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Skippy Dies

Read my review of the marvellous Skippy Dies by Paul Murray, a brilliantly witty and poignant tale set in an Irish public school: http://www...

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About Me

PHILIP WOMACK: Principally a writer, of four novels: The Other Book, The Liberators, The Broken King and The King's Shadow; and a reviewer; as well as a creative writing workshop leader, lecturer and contributing editor.

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