David SmithJan 28, 20202 minInhumanities in EducationThe wonderful Michael Morpurgo, appearing at the recent Nielsen Bestseller Awards Ceremony, said of bestseller status: "I'm not sure a...
David SmithJan 28, 20202 minPerverted by LanguageSome grammatical and linguistic errors that drive us mad ‘The exception that proves the rule' Wouldn't it be handy if this expression...
David SmithJan 28, 20203 minOn the Art of Writing “If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” Toni Morrison “If you don't have time...
David SmithJan 28, 202010 minThe Dark Arts of Book EditingOne of New Zealand’s best and most illustrious book editors, Stephen Stratford (“I am a polite person, mostly”), vents about having to...