Richard Carter

Keeping sources and ideas separate

In which I am astonished by a reminder of how I used to work.
Bifurcation of books

In which I add some much-needed order to my collection of books.
Lit & Phil

A visit to a wonderful library.
Officially buzzing

After a frustrating six months, progress on my book is emerging from the doldrums!
Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 14 • 1866’

Getting back to work after prolonged illness.
Book review: ‘Knowing What We Know’ by Simon Winchester

The transmission of knowledge from ancient wisdom to modern magic.
Book review: ‘A Book Of Days’ by Patti Smith

Words and images from an inspirational artist.
My makeshift desks

In which I unwittingly mimic my hero with the aid of an old chopping board.
Book review: ‘The Creative Act’ by Rick Rubin

A way of being.
Book Review: ‘Aftermath’ by Harald Jähner

Life in the fallout of the Third Reich.
Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 13 • 1865 plus supplement (1822–1864)’

Yet more ill-heath, with slow progress on Darwin’s ‘big book’.
Book Review: ‘Radical By Nature’ by James T. Costa

The revolutionary life of Alfred Russel Wallace.