Category Archives: Garry Mulholland

My favourite books of the 21st century, so far…

Posted on October 26, 2019 by wordsandpictures2016

  Recently ‘The Guardian’ published a list of the ‘best’ books of the twenty first century so far. It got me to thinking and so here I present my own list. They may not be acknowledged ‘classics’ (though some are) … Continue reading →

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The greatest writer on pop music…ever!

Posted on June 8, 2019 by wordsandpictures2016

I LOVE pop music. Always have, always will. But it isn’t everyday that you find writing about pop music which sums up everything vital about it: not whether it is ‘important’ or ‘ground breaking’ or contains some technically brilliant musicianship … Continue reading →

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If only…

Posted on November 20, 2016 by wordsandpictures2016

On those days when I’m between books and can’t quite settle on something new, I often think about those ‘if only..’ books which I long to read but know that they will only ever exist in my imagination. Here are … Continue reading →

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