Well, I’m still here! Transpennine Express got me safely to Manchester and back even though they didn’t think it important to have any heating in February now the snow’s gone. And there was no coach E, so my seat reservation was a tad meaningless. But I found a seat anyway and got Direct Red by [...]
So, JD Salinger – he of Catcher in the Rye fame – has died without repenting of his decision to become a recluse. For 45 years he’s hidden from reporters and photographers, and since 1965 he’s refused to publish any more of his work. Rumours are now circulating that he’s left a raft of books [...]