| 1 | Best short story I ever read I can’t pick just one, but any of the short stories in A Way to Catch the Dust by Jacob Ross who writes about life past, present and imagined on a Caribbean Island (Mango Press). His stories are just so lyrical, deep and haunting. |
| 2 | Book I finished reading but wanted my time back afterwards I don’t finish books I don’t like. |
| 3 | Book I would blush to be seen reading on the tube It would be one of those many gossipy celebrity magazines rather than a book! |
| 4 | Best ‘film of the book’ I’ve seen ‘Road to Perdition’, dir. Sam Mendes — every single shot is a stunning painting. After I’d seen the film, I read the graphic novel (the only one I’ve ever read) by Max Allan Collins. It was amazing to see that both genres stood up to each other. |
| 5 | Most overlooked novel All That Blue by Gaston Paul Effa (BlackAmber Press) is a work of art. |
| 6 | Most out of date author photo I’ve seen Martin Amis seems to be forever in his twenties. |
| 7 | Most famous author I’ve met who acted like a prat V.S. Naipaul is the most ridiculously pompous writer I’ve ever encountered. |
| 8 | My favourite bookshop I have to say Borders Oxford Street simply because it’s so user-friendly and convenient. And I can pile up books, read them in the coffee shop and leave them there. |
| 9 | Author I’d like to see presented with all kinds of awards Apart from myself :), Jacob Ross and Maggie Gee. Ross because he’s been so overlooked and Gee because she’s unique as a novelist who is white and explores issues of race. |
| 10 | Celebrity author I'd like to see beaten with a stick, then never again I’m non-violent. |
